Sentences with phrase «for psychiatric diagnosis»

Families were recruited through their children's schools, and met the following criteria: (a) both mothers and fathers agreed to participate, (b) all were regularly married couples, (c) all participants completed the entire assessment phase, (d) parents and children did not meet criteria for psychiatric diagnosis and were not under psychological treatment.

The pioneering work of the Australian researchers was recognised when the disorder was included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM5), one of the key references for psychiatric diagnosis.

That's for a psychiatric diagnosis.

A small team of interns is to work with an academic psychiatrist to create / prototype a mobile based expert system for psychiatric diagnosis.

The answer to this question has implications for psychiatric diagnoses and perhaps for society, broadly.

The DSM serves as a universal authority for psychiatric diagnoses.

According to Wikipedia, «In the United States, the DSM serves as a universal authority for psychiatric diagnoses.»

Not exact matches

Hoarding is not an actual psychiatric diagnosis at this time, although it can be a symptom for diagnoses like obsessive - compulsive disorder or reactive attachment disorder.

Unconventional therapies should be avoided such as rage reduction or immediate «attachment therapy» for a diagnosis of Reactive Attachment Disorder which is a blurred and somewhat obscure diagnosis as all older children coming out of institutional settings have not had proper attachment experiences which is a given and should not fall into a psychiatric diagnosis immediately to where treatments or medications are prematurely provided.

The number does not suggest that 50 % of 18 year olds have or even received a psychiatric diagnosis, but that 50 % experienced enough symptoms sometime in the past to meet the diagnostic criteria for at least 1 psychiatric diagnosis.»

These are some of the findings of a recent study published in the journal Psychiatric Services, which reported significant racial - ethnic differences in diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric conditions across 11 private, not - for - profit U.S. healthcare delivery systems.

The effects of PTSD on heart disease remained strong even after researchers accounted for lifestyle factors such as smoking, physical activity level, and drinking; and major depression and other psychiatric diagnoses.

«Prescription medicine and therapy are effective for a wide range of psychiatric disorders, thus the need for precise diagnosis is often unnecessary.»

The current study began with a group of 217 male psychiatric participants, followed by Dr. Niculescu and colleagues for several years with diagnoses of bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, schizoaffective disorder, and schizophrenia.

«Such evidence quantifying shared genetic risk factors among traditional psychiatric diagnoses will help us move toward classification that will be more faithful to nature,» said Bruce Cuthbert, Ph.D., director of the NIMH Division of Adult Translational Research and Treatment Development and coordinator of the Institute's Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) project, which is developing a mental disorders classification system for research based more on underlying causes.

For people with psychiatric disorders, Cavanagh said, the predictive value of measurable theta activity for behavioral patterns could become an important tool for diagnosis and predicting treatment outcomFor people with psychiatric disorders, Cavanagh said, the predictive value of measurable theta activity for behavioral patterns could become an important tool for diagnosis and predicting treatment outcomfor behavioral patterns could become an important tool for diagnosis and predicting treatment outcomfor diagnosis and predicting treatment outcomes.

As someone who has unfortunately been involved with numerous close relatives (a daughter, a brother and a wife who were given this diagnosis) and having worked in state psychiatric wards and witnessed seriously ill schizophrenics firsthand, I am convinced there is organic impairment of some kind responsible for this very painful disease.

Such medications may be appropriate for treating certain mental disorders, yet more than three - quarters of seniors receiving an antipsychotic prescription in 2010 had no documented clinical psychiatric diagnosis during the year.

The Finnish Hospital and Outpatient Discharge Registry was used to identify all recorded diagnoses for psychiatric hospital admissions and outpatient treatment visits.

The diagnoses were assigned based on meeting the criteria of DSM III R (Diagnostic Statistical Manuel which is the industry standard for categorizing and evaluating mental illnesses) for Axis I (major mental disorders, developmental disorders and learning disabilities) or Axis II (underlying pervasive or personality conditions, as well as mental retardation) psychiatric disorders.

The $ 100,000 Adelis Brain Research Award was presented to Dr. Ami Citri of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem for outstanding work in the field of experience - dependent plasticity and its impact on diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders.

March 23, 2016 People with «rage» are disorder twice as likely to have a latent toxoplasmosis parasite infection Individuals with a psychiatric disorder involving recurrent bouts of extreme, impulsive anger — road rage, for example — are more than twice as likely to have been exposed to a common parasite than healthy individuals with no psychiatric diagnosis.

Comprehensive diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitative services for adults ages 18 and older who have psychotic disorders or persistent psychiatric illness.

All subjects then underwent a psychiatric diagnostic interview designed to identify major psychiatric diagnoses for exclusion in this study.

«This is the first objective, physiological marker for two major psychiatric disorders that, once fully developed into a clinical test, can allow for earlier and more accurate diagnosis, and selection of more appropriate medications for patients.»

This is extremely beneficial considering a rise in the diagnosis of children with major psychiatric disorders and the worrying increase in prescriptions of side - effect - laden anti-depressant and anti-psychotic medications for children.

The Supreme Court said that a reliance on arbitrary requirements for people with psychological injuries (in that case, the requirement for expert diagnosis of a recognized psychiatric condition) was steeped in «dubious perceptions of, and postures towards, psychiatry and mental illness in general: that mental illness is «subjective» or otherwise easily feigned or exaggerated».

Bringing a separate appeal, Mr Grieves sought damages for the psychiatric illness and irritable bowel syndrome which he suffered as a result of his diagnosis.

Typical products in this area are analyzers or kit type tests that identify and / or monitor (similarly to the clinical laboratory) thyroid disorders, fertility management, drugs of abuse, psychiatric drug management, oncology diagnosis and prognosis, bleeding complications and the list goes on...... However, these tests are typically not used for patient care.

Provided mental health assessments, developed treatment plans and conducted progress visits and wellness checks for patients of behavioral disorders, psychiatric diagnoses and cognitive deficits.

Charted and recorded information in client files.Tracked client movement on and off the unit by documenting times and destinations of clients.Checked facility for open windows, locked doors, malfunctioning smoke detectors and other safety hazards.Quickly responded to crisis situations when severe mental health and behavioral issues arose.Efficiently gathered information from families and social services agencies to inform development of treatment plans.Documented all patient information including service plans, treatment reports and progress notes.Collaborated closely with treatment team to appropriately coordinate client care services.Developed comprehensive treatment plans that focused on accurate diagnosis and behavioral treatment of problems.Consulted with psychiatrists about client medication changes, issues with medicine compliance and efficacy of medications.Organized treatment projects that focused on problem solving skills and creative thinking.Referred clients to other programs and community agencies to enhance treatment processes.Created and reviewed master treatment and discharge plans for each client.Guided clients in understanding illnesses and treatment plans.Developed appropriate policies for the identification of medically - related social and emotional needs of clients.Assisted clients in scheduling home visits and phone calls and monitored effectiveness of these activities.Evaluated patients for psychiatric services and psychotropic medications.Monitored patients prescribed psychotropic medications to assess the medications» effectiveness and side effects.Evaluated patients to determine potential need to transfer to specialized inpatient mental health facilities.Administered medication to patients presenting serious risk of danger to themselves and others.Conducted psychiatric evaluations and executed medication management for both inpatient and outpatient facilities.Led patients in individual, family, group and marital therapy sessions.Diagnosed mental health, emotional and substance abuse disorders.Recorded comprehensive patient histories and coordinated treatment plans with multi-disciplinary team members.Consulted with and developed appropriate treatment and rehabilitation plans for dually diagnosed patients.Referenced and used various therapy techniques, including psychodynamic, family systems, cognitive behavioral and lifespan integration psychotherapy.

Social Worker — Duties & Responsibilities Successfully serve as a psychiatric social worker and practice manager for multiple institutions Perform crisis intervention, adult, geriatric, child, and adolescent case management and therapy Counsel patients facing depression, substance abuse, bipolar disorder, dementia, and schizophrenia Serve survivors of domestic violence, rape, robbery, child abuse, suicide, and other traumatic events Responsible for 24 hour on call crisis intervention for multiple hospital emergency rooms Complete psychosocial assessments to ensure appropriate patient diagnosis and care Design and implement treatment plans including medication and individual / group / family therapy sessions Attend weekly team meetings to assess patient progress and document in the DAP system Review psychometric and psychological reports and provide feedback to patients and families Provide clients and family members with guidance and referrals to community resources Maintain contact with family members and encouraged their involvement in patient treatment Performed discharge planning including nursing home placement, home health, medication needs, transportation and Passport screening, extended in - patient and out - patient mental health services Serve as public speaker, referral development committee member, and marketing / financial advisor

This situation has changed during the last two decades and PTSD is now one of several psychiatric diagnoses for which a veteran can receive compensation, such as a war veteran indemnity pension, in the U.S. (see below: Mezey & Robbins 2001)

The Academy provides treatment for children / adolescents who present more complex psychiatric diagnoses or deficits in development.

397 patients who were 18 — 65 years of age, had a diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder according to DSM - IV criteria, had required intensive psychiatric treatment within 24 months before study entry, had received a stable dose of antipsychotic medication for ≥ 30 days before study entry, had resided at the same address for ≥ 30 days before study entry, and were judged clinically stable by the principal investigator.

We have a large, random sample of juvenile detainees and used a reliable measure, version 2.3 of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC), 32 to determine psychiatric diagnoses.

Children's psychiatric disorders at baseline and the 3 - month evaluation were established by direct interview of mothers and children using the Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia — Present and Lifetime Version, 22 a widely used valid and reliable diagnostic assessment that generates DSM - IV diagnoses.

Among other points of critique, the DSM - IV Hypochondriasis diagnosis has been criticized for being poorly and arbitrarily defined overlapping with other somatoform and psychiatric disorders [1], [4], [5], [19], [20].

Participants were included if they were right - handed, native English speakers with normal or corrected - to - normal vision and reported no history of neurological or psychiatric disorders with a confirmed absence of DSM - IV Axis I diagnoses using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM - IV and were also free of psychoactive medications and had a verbal IQ ≥ 97, performance IQ ≥ 98, and full - scale IQ ≥ 98 as measured by the American National Adult Reading Test.

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is 1 of only 2 DSM - IV diagnoses for which suicidal behavior is a criterion.1 Borderline personality disorder is a severe and persistent mental disorder experience of severe emotional distress and behavioral dyscontrol.1 - 3 Among patients with BPD, 69 % to 80 % engage in suicidal behavior,4 - 9 with a suicide rate of up to 9 %.10 Forty percent of the highest users of inpatient psychiatric services receive a diagnosis of BPD.11, 12 Patients with BPD use more services than those with major depression13 and other personality disorders.14 Among patients with BPD seen for treatment, 72 % have had at least 1 psychiatric hospitalization and 97 % have received outpatient treatment from a mean of 6.1 previous therapists.15, 16 Despite this high - use pattern, patients with BPD have high rates of treatment failure.17, 18

As previously described (32), a number of standardized parent - and child - report questionnaires, as well as the semistructured diagnostic interview the Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School Aged Children (33), were used to generate child psychiatric diagnoses.

Two - week test - retest reliability of CAPA diagnoses in children aged 10 to 18 years is comparable with that of other highly structured interviews (κs for individual disorders range from 0.6 - 1.0).39 To minimize recall bias, the time frame of both interviews for determining the presence of most psychiatric symptoms was the preceding 3 months.

All children of mothers whose depression remitted after treatment and who themselves had no baseline diagnosis for depression remained free of psychiatric diagnoses at 3 months, whereas 17 % of the children whose mothers remained depressed acquired a diagnosis.

For example, there is evidence of local systemic stigma based on population data analysis, in that children registered in tertiary mental health services receive less emergency and inpatient treatment for their physical disorders after psychiatric diagnosis than do children with no mental disorder, even though they have more physical and biomedical diagnoses at the levels of ambulatory and provincial physician billingFor example, there is evidence of local systemic stigma based on population data analysis, in that children registered in tertiary mental health services receive less emergency and inpatient treatment for their physical disorders after psychiatric diagnosis than do children with no mental disorder, even though they have more physical and biomedical diagnoses at the levels of ambulatory and provincial physician billingfor their physical disorders after psychiatric diagnosis than do children with no mental disorder, even though they have more physical and biomedical diagnoses at the levels of ambulatory and provincial physician billing.28

The odds of suicidality were also elevated for nearly every psychiatric condition, suggesting that providers should assess risk, regardless of diagnosis.

The SCAN interviews were used for computerized DSM - IV psychiatric diagnoses, including Hypochondriasis according to DSM - IV criteria.

Reliability and validity in inpatient and outpatient populations have been demonstrated, with high test - retest reliability and moderate to high correlations with discharge diagnoses.34 - 38 The Children's Interview for Psychiatric Syndromes was used because its psychometric properties mimic those of other structured interviews while offering pragmatic advantages, including shorter administration time, a detailed training manual, ease of administration, and a concise response booklet.39 These instruments were administered at baseline to document lifetime and current presence or absence of psychiatric symptoms and diagnoses.

For nearly three decades he provided or supervised counseling and psychological services for people with a wide range of disabilities (chronic and severe psychiatric diagnoses, deafness, developmental disabilities, stroke, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, and other disabilities) across the lifespFor nearly three decades he provided or supervised counseling and psychological services for people with a wide range of disabilities (chronic and severe psychiatric diagnoses, deafness, developmental disabilities, stroke, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, and other disabilities) across the lifespfor people with a wide range of disabilities (chronic and severe psychiatric diagnoses, deafness, developmental disabilities, stroke, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, and other disabilities) across the lifespan.

Objective: Maltreatment, family violence, and disruption in primary caregiver attachment in childhood may constitute a developmental form of trauma that places children at risk for multiple psychiatric and medical diagnoses that often are refractory to well - established evidence - based mental health treatments.

Conclusions: The exposure and symptom criteria proposed for a developmental trauma disorder diagnosis warrant clinical dissemination and scientific field testing to determine their actual clinical utility in treating traumatized children with complex psychiatric presentations.