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Fox, Jesse; Jones, K. Dayle – Journal of Counseling & Development, 2013
The mood disorder work group has proposed to eliminate the bereavement exclusion criterion from the diagnosis of major depression in the 5th edition of the American Psychiatric Association's (2012) "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders." The proposal would break tradition with the long-held distinction between…
Descriptors: Grief, Depression (Psychology), Criteria, Clinical Diagnosis
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Hagedorn, W. Bryce – Journal of Addictions & Offender Counseling, 2009
Without a consensually validated definition and a set of diagnostic criteria, counselors lack the necessary assessment and treatment tools to work effectively with clients with process addictions and their families. Necessary criteria and the results of a needs assessment are presented.
Descriptors: Needs Assessment, Mental Disorders, Clinical Diagnosis, Diagnostic Tests