Choose one diagnosis from the Bipolar and Related Disorders Group
- American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.
- Scan pages 123 through 188
Overview
As you will learn throughout the program, the diagnosis of a variety of psychiatric illnesses is not always an easy or straightforward process. Multiple observations and assessment methods are often employed to reach a diagnosis. This approach can include the use of standardized assessment instruments. This then aids you in defining a treatment plan and choosing specific treatment plans to use in the care of your clients.
You are tasked with identifying a standardized assessment instrument/tool to measure the disorders listed for each week. You will keep these instruments in the form of a “portfolio” that you can use in your clinical practice to assess clients who present with a variety of symptoms.
Instructions:
Instrument/ Tool criteria:
For each assessment, you are tasked with selecting, you will identify an instrument and:
- List what DSM diagnosis the tool/instrument is used for.
- Identify an assessment/diagnosis instrument.
- Appraise a scholarly, peer-reviewed article that addresses the use of the instrument to support your choice as an evidence-based instrument for practice.
- Evaluate the instrument’s appropriateness for diagnosing the condition it is designed to assess or if the developers of the instrument reported that the instrument is only part of a comprehensive assessment for the disorder.
- Describe whether or not the instrument can be used to measure patient response to therapy/treatment or if it is strictly for assessment and diagnosis.
- Discuss the psychometrics/scoring of the instrument, including reliability and validity.
- Discuss any limitations associated with the use of the instrument.
- Include a link to view the assessment if possible.
You can use the following template in completing your portfolio assignments. Your information can be in a bulleted format or just a few sentences for each criterion listed above. However, you must use APA citations.
Clinical Preparation Journal
Review the following resources for the mental status exam:
- PsychPage. (n.d.). How to conduct a mental status exam links to an external site.. http://www.psychpage.com/learning/library/advpract/mse.htm
- Mental Status Exam Handout
Give a summary of the components of the mental status exam. Why is this critical to the care of the mental health patient?
The reflective journal should be substantive, containing a minimum of 500 words. Supporting evidence for your thoughts and ideas should come from a minimum of two scholarly sources. Sources should have in-text citations where appropriate and be referenced on a reference page according to APA 7th Edition standards.
