Psychiatric Diagnosis outline

Symptoms and behaviors exhibited by Suzanne

The selected case study is that of Suzanne where she seems to be having psychological issues linked with mental disorders. When she is nervous, she repeatedly pulls her hair and eyelashes. She feels a bit relieved when she stops pulling her hair, but it does not solve her nervousness. She also faces distress that she disappoints her mother when she pulls her hair.

Matching the identified symptoms with potential disorders in the diagnostic manual

The symptoms can be linked to potential disorders as per the diagnostic manual. Suzanne feels tense before pulling her hair and then feels relieved after doing it. She has social life distress and feels the urge to resist hair pulling. These symptoms are associated with trichotillomania which in the DSM-5 manual is placed under compulsive-obsessive disorder.

Proposing a diagnosis of Suzanne's symptoms as per the diagnostic manual.

The identified symptoms will be linked to the prescribed diagnosis in the diagnostic manual: the diagnostic criteria of trichotillomania under DMS-5 social impairment, clinical distress, recurrent hair pulling with constant attempts to eradicate the behavior. This behavior can be attributed to trichotillomania as per the DMS-5 and not any other mental disorder or dermatologic condition.

How the patient meets the criteria for the disorder(s) according to the patient's symptoms and the criteria outlined in the diagnostic manual.

This section will analyze the symptoms about the ones described in the manual and evaluate how they align with the criteria that are described in the manual. Suzanne's symptoms match with the ones in the manual. In DMS-5 trichotillomania integrates pulling of hair when anxious or tense and that which is compulsively repetitive.

Justifying the use of the chosen diagnostic manual (i.e., Why was this manual chosen over others?).

DMS-5 has been selected because its comprehensive when it comes to most of the mental disorders. It has a vast application because it gives a more detailed description of the disorders with their diagnostic procedures (Möller et al., 2015). This manual applies more current diagnoses and treatments. It recognizes the current changes that are linked with most disorders and thus effective and efficient to use. On aspects such as concurrence, prevalence and comorbidity are areas that DMS-5 applies data when describing the disorders (Möller et al., 2015).

General views of the diagnosis from multiple theoretical orientations and historical perspectives.

In psychopathology treatments, diagnosis and categorization of psychological disorders are very important. Historical perspectives and theoretical orientations are the basis of most interventions or treatment of disorders. This section will evaluate the general views of the diagnosis on the suitable theoretical orientations and perspectives.

Evaluating symptoms within the context of an appropriate theoretical orientation for this diagnosis.

The symptoms that Suzanne shows are linked with trichotillomania and in the DSM-5 manual it falls under compulsive-obsessive disorder. Similar to most compulsive-obsessive disorders, the diagnosed condition has innermost extremes of comportment and experience (Thobaben, 2012). As a result, to explain such disorders, cognitive theories can also be used to derive diagnoses which are also an aspect that DSM-5 applied to derive diagnoses and treatment (Hertler, 2015).

Assessing the validity of the diagnosis using peer-reviewed articles

This section will examine and evaluate peer-reviewed articles which have been done in the diagnosis and treatment of trichotillomania mainly of the symptoms indicated by Suzanne. Studies conducted support DSM-5 diagnoses effectiveness and validity as presented in most research articles. This section will seek to detail the requirements in the final paper.

Summarize the risk factors (i.e., biological, psychological, and social) for the diagnosis.

The risk factors such as social disassociation, depression, stress, and anxiety will be analyzed. As a result of the risk factors, the symptoms have to be distinct to the condition such that it cannot be as a result of any other physical or mental condition (Rehm, Moulding, & Nedeljkovic, 2015)

Comparing evidence-based and non-evidence-based treatment options for the diagnosis.

With evidence-based treatment, there is better complication avoidance and better prognosis. It integrates both medications and behavioral therapy. Non-evidence based treatment options are mostly linked to anxiety disorders and are still in clinical trials.

Evaluate well-established treatments for the diagnosis, and describe the likelihood of success or possible outcomes for each treatment.

The treatment options include psychotherapies and medications. With the diagnosed condition, the appropriate form of treatment will be cognitive behavioral therapy.

Annotated Bibliography

This section will annotate studies that are evidence-based concerning the diagnosed condition- trichotillomania. Five research articles will be examined on their justification of the symptoms, diagnosis manual with the contextual of relevant theoretical orientation.

References

Hertler, S. C. (2015). The evolutionary logic of the obsessive trait complex: obsessive - compulsive personality disorder as a complementary behavioral syndrome. Psychological Thought, 8(1), 17-34.

Möller, H. J., Bandelow, B., Bauer, M., Hampel, H., Herpertz, S. C., Soyka, M., ... & Maier, W. (2015). DSM-5 reviewed from different angles: goal attainment, rationality, use of evidence, consequences—part 2: bipolar disorders, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorders, trauma-and stressor-related disorders, personality disorders, substance-related and addictive disorders, neurocognitive disorders. European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience, 265(2), 87-106.

Möller, H. J., Bandelow, B., Bauer, M., Hampel, H., Herpertz, S. C., Soyka, M., ... & Maier, W. (2015). DSM-5 reviewed from different angles: goal attainment, rationality, use of evidence, consequences—part 1: general aspects and paradigmatic discussion of depressive disorders. European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience, 265(1), 5-18.

Rehm, I., Moulding, R., & Nedeljkovic, M. (2015). Psychological treatments for trichotillomania: Update and future directions. Australasian Psychiatry, 23(4), 365- 368.

Thobaben, M. (2012). Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Symptoms and Interventions. Home Health Care Management & Practice, 24(4), 211-213.