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Mastering Differential Diagnosis with the DSM-5: A Symptom-Based Approach

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Objectives

  1. Apply a four-step diagnostic process to accurately identify and code a client’s diagnosis.
  2. Specify key symptoms and diagnostic criteria for frequently diagnosed mental disorders.
  3. Determine important differential diagnoses for anxiety, depressive, trauma-related, substance-related, and neurodevelopmental disorders.
  4. Analyze differential diagnoses for children who present with disruptive behavior.
  5. Differentiate between overlapping symptoms and comorbid conditions in order to provide the correct diagnosis.
  6. Utilize the DSM-5® severity tables, assessment tools, and coding notes to improve the accuracy of diagnosis and ICD-10 coding.

Copyright : 28/09/2018

Mastery in Mental Health Documentation & Medical Necessity: Comprehensive Clinical Documentation for Psychotherapists

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Objectives

  1. Complete proper documentation to inform clinical decision-making.
  2. Evaluate the role of the clinical diagnosis in justifying medical necessity and providing more effective services to clients.
  3. Determine how to use the behavioral language required by insurance companies to facilitate delivery of services to clients.
  4. Demonstrate understanding of how to document what really happens in a clinical session without violating privacy or confidentiality.
  5. Assess medical necessity by employing the “golden thread” for improved treatment outcomes.
  6. Determine potential red flags in documentation and the proper corrective measures for them.

Copyright : 05/12/2018

Differential Diagnosis Challenges: Clients with Trauma, Self-Injury, Impulsivity and Other Complex Behaviors

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Objectives

1. Evaluate client syndromes of poor impulse control, suicidal ideation, suicidal capability, intentional self-injury and symptoms following traumatic experiences.

2. Apply a four-step differential diagnostic method to diagnose the underlying mental disorders of clients with dysfunctional behavioural patterns and/or a history of trauma.

3. Collect the specific information required for an accurate differential DSM-5 diagnosis of clients with a history of trauma.

4. Conduct a differential diagnosis for clients with impulsive, suicidal and self-injurious behaviours.

Copyright : 02/05/2019