Deciphering the Diagnostic Codes : A Guide

The goal of this book is to facilitate better communication between school counsellors and other mental-health professionals by enchancing counsellors' understanding of diagnostic codes and their use. W Paul Jones presents an overview of the basic ideas and terminology used in diagnosis, and examines specific conditions that school counsellors are likely to encounter.

Preface

ix

(4)

Acknowledgments

xiii

(2)

About the Author

xv

1. Diagnosis: Communication and Credibility

1

(8)

Communication and Diagnosis: Let's Talk

2

(1)

Credibility and the Diagnosis: Let's Get Real

3

(1)

Developmental Guidance and Diagnosis: War or Peace

4

(1)

Defining the Terms

5

(3)

Preview of Things to Come

8

(1)

2. Multiaxial Assessment: From the Bottom Up

9

(15)

Axis V: The Quantitative Answer to, How Are You?

10

(4)

Axis IV: What's Been Going On?

14

(2)

Axis III: Are You Well?

16

(3)

Axis II: Are You Always This Way?

19

(3)

Axis I: Is There Anything Wrong With You?

22

(1)

A Quick Look Back

23

(1)

3. The V Codes: Almost a Mental Disorder

24

(9)

Is It a Problem or a Mental Disorder?

24

(2)

Relationship Problems: Parent-Child and Sibling

26

(1)

Child or Adolescent Antisocial Behavior

27

(1)

Academic Problems

28

(1)

Phase of Life Problem

28

(1)

Abuse and the V Code

29

(1)

Concluding Comment

30

(1)

A Quick Look Back

31

(2)

4. The Adjustment Codes: A Disorder for Everyone

33

(11)

When Is Adjustment a Mental Disorder?

34

(4)

Adjustment Disorder Categories: Which Is It?

38

(1)

Adjustment Disorders: Is There Anything Else?

39

(6)

A Quick Look Back

43

(1)

5. The Anxiety Codes: A Disorder for Anyone

44

(11)

What Is an Anxiety Response?

45

(2)

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

47

(2)

Separation Anxiety Disorder

49

(1)

The Phobias

50

(2)

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

52

(2)

A Quick Look Back

54

(1)

6. The Depression Codes: When Sadness Becomes a Disorder

55

(13)

Major Depressive Disorder

56

(4)

Bipolar Disorders

60

(2)

Dysthymic Disorder

62

(1)

Depressive Disorder NOS

63

(1)

Suicide Risk Indicators

64

(1)

Intervention and School Counseling

65

(2)

A Quick Look Back

67

(1)

7. The Cognitive Codes: Problem Learning or Learning Disorder

68

(15)

The Language of the School and the Language of Diagnosis

69

(1)

The Quantified Standard

70

(1)

Tests: Looking Under the Hood

71

(2)

The Influence of Sensory Deficits

73

(1)

The Influence of Cultural Features

73

(2)

Primary Learning Disorders

75

(2)

Does a Diagnosis of Learning Disorder Really Matter?

77

(2)

Mental Retardation

79

(2)

A Quick Look Back

81

(2)

8. Attention Disorder Codes: Biology and Politics

83

(9)

Boredom, Misbehavior, and Attention Disorder: Continuum or Categories?

84

(1)

The Biology of Attention Disorders

85

(1)

Diagnosing an Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

86

(2)

School Politics and ADHD

88

(1)

A Strategy to Avoid Some Pitfalls

89

(2)

A Quick Look Back

91

(1)

9. Adolescent Codes: Developmental Stages and Developmental Disasters

92

(11)

Oppositional Defiant Disorder

93

(2)

Conduct Disorder

95

(2)

Substance Use and Abuse Disorders

97

(1)

Eating Disorders

98

(3)

Wrapping It Up

101

(2)

10. Diagnostic Codes: Is This All There Is?

103

(12)

Where Are the Rest of the Disorders?

103

(2)

What About the Alternatives to the DSM?

105

(4)

What If We All Used Diagnostic Codes?

109

(3)

A Final Thought

112

(3)

Appendix: Some Useful Resources

115

(4)

Index

119

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Deciphering the Diagnostic Codes : A Guide for School Counselors

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