PRESENTER:

John C. Simoneaux, Ph.D.

OBJECTIVES:

• Describe the DSM-5-TR “Basics” chapter and discuss important information contained in this section.
• Demonstrate various but little-known conventions in making a DSM-5-TR diagnosis as outlined in the section titled “Use of the Manual”.
• Discuss the need for caution in using DSM-5 for forensic purposes.
• List and describe assessment measures, the impact of culture, and alternative models for personality disorders.
• Critique and describe conditions for further study.

AGENDA:

8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.    – Login

8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

• The invisible sections – what are they and why we should read them
• “Basics” of DSM – development of a new DSM – how it works
• Organizational structure, key concepts, culture, discrimination
• How to use the manual – subtypes/specifiers, other/unspecified – what it all means
• Can we still use clinical judgment
• Coding and Recording Procedures

10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. – Break

10:00 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.

• DSM-5-TR and legal matters – cautions and warnings
• Assessment measures, the good, bad, and ugly
• Culture and race – impact on diagnoses
• What happened to Axis II disorders – emerging trends in personality disorders
• Conditions for further study – which ones will make it to the big leagues?

12:45 p.m. Adjournment

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