DSM-5 and ICD-10

Question 1

Diagnostic manual

Answer 1

• Manual contain the information needed for clinicians to make objective, reliable diagnoses
• They contain: Classification of disorders into different types and symptoms of disorders

Question 2

DSM 5

Answer 2

• Is the fifth version of the DSM manual and it groups the mental healthy disorders into families with linked disordered group together
• The clinical will use the symptoms in the manual alongside clinical interviews and medical records to gain information about the patient
• The DSM is update at regular intervals due to the understanding of mental health is evolving

Question 3

ICD-10

Answer 3

• Is supported by the World Health Organization and is updated every 10 years
• It is produced free of charge by the WHO, and its aim is to improve healthcare across the world, it includes all diseases and disorders
• The ICD includes 10 groups of mental disorders such as delusional disorder, mood disorder etc
• Diagnosis is based around symptoms

Question 4

Strength of DSM-5 and ICD-10

Answer 4

• One strength is that Brown et al did research on the DSM 4
• It found that the DSM 4 has excellent reliability scores for numerous mental health disorders
• The inter rater reliability for specific phobias are 0.7 and for OCD it was 0.75
• It is seen that any score over 0.7 is considered good
• Therefore this suggest that the DSM is a reliable diagnostic tool that can consistently identity mental health
  disorders

Question 5

Weakness of DSM-5 and ICD-10

Answer 5

• One weakness is there are difference between the two manuals which questions the reliability of the diagnosis they provide
• Hoffman et al found that when they use the DSM-5 and ICD-10 in a study of alcoholism over 7000 prisoners
• 1/3 of those were mild alcohol disorder according to the DSM-5 but received no diagnosis using the ICD-10
• This suggest that if professionals used different manuals, it can lead to differences in diagnosis which can lead to different treatment