I was surfing online this week when I ran across Gary Greenberg's article, Inside the Battle to Define Mental Illness, and Jason Sullum's article, There is No Definition of Mental Disorder. If you use the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders or you have an interest in how diagnoses {...}
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Diagnosis
When A Diagnosis May Do Harm To Your Client
According to the American Counseling Association's Code of Ethics [updated 06-18-15], counselors are not required to diagnose a client if they believe that to do so would cause harm to the client. Here is an online article in Counseling Today that addresses some of the ways that diagnosing may be {...}
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A Speedy Little Tool For DSM-IV And ICD-9-CM Coding
If you are in need of diagnostic codes from the DSM-IV or the ICD-9-CM, check out this handy little website at DoctorCodes.com. By entering the first part of a diagnosis, the site will give you the correct diagnostic code! Quick and sweet! Just make sure you are entering the correct diagnosis to {...}
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Mental Health Diagnosis And Your Good Intentions
Everything you do for your client matters. If and how you choose to diagnose your client matters a lot. Amanda B. wrote in asking if it is OK to routinely give a diagnosis of Adjustment Disorder to her clients if they do not exhibit symptoms warranting a more serious diagnosis. (She was trying to {...}
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