Mental Health in Social Work: A Casebook on Diagnosis and Strengths Based Assessment

Learn essential clinical assessment skills for working in the mental health field using a case-based approach Mental Health in Social Work: A Casebook on Diagnosis and Strengths-Based Assessment emphasizes gaining competency in the DSM-5 diagnoses of mental disorders that are commonly seen in clinical and social service settings. Using a case-based approach, students and professionals learn to understand clients holistically as they proceed with the assessment and intervention process. The 3rd Edition includes new chapters on obsessive-compulsive disorder (Ch. 9), post-traumatic stress disorder (Ch.10), and gender dysphoria (Ch. 14) It also includes additional content on socially diverse populations throughout the text, and new “Questions to Consider” for making a DSM diagnosis are included with each case study. Cover Title Page Copyright Page Preface Brief Contents Contents Part One: Assessment 1. Diagnosis and the Social Work Profession The DSM Classification System Mental Status Examination Rationale for the Diagnosis Limitations of the DSM 2. Biopsychosocial Risk and Resilience and Strengths Assessment Definitions and Description Individual Factors Biological Mechanisms Psychological Mechanisms Social Mechanisms Family Neighborhood Social Support Networks Societal Conditions Poverty Ethnicity Sexual Minorities The Mental Health Care System Conclusion Part Two: DSM–5 Categories 3. Autism Spectrum Disorder Prevalence and Comorbidity Assessment Biopsychosocial Risk and Resilience Influences Onset Course and Recovery Intervention Behavior Management Special Education Family Education, Support, and Involvement Social Skills Training Medication Complementary and Alternative Treatments Critical Perspective Reflect and Apply 4. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Prevalence and Comorbidity Assessment Biopsychosocial Risk and Resilience Influences Onset Course and Recovery Intervention Psychosocial Intervention Medication Critical Perspective Reflect and Apply 5. Schizophrenia Prevalence and Comorbidity Assessment Biopsychosocial Risk and Resilience Influences Onset Course and Recovery Intervention Medication Psychosocial Interventions Critical Perspective Reflect and Apply 6. Bipolar Disorder Prevalence and Comorbidity Assessment Biopsychosocial Risk and Resilience Influences Onset Course and Recovery Intervention Medication Psychosocial Interventions Critical Perspective Reflect and Apply 7. Major Depressive Disorder Prevalence and Comorbidity Assessment Biopsychosocial Risk and Resilience Influences Onset Course and Recovery Intervention Psychosocial Intervention Medication Critical Perspective Reflect and Apply 8. The Anxiety Disorders Prevalence and Comorbidity Assessment Biopsychosocial Risk and Resilience Influences Onset Course and Recovery Intervention Psychosocial Intervention Medication Critical Perspective Reflect and Apply 9. Obsessive‐Compulsive Disorder Prevalence and Comorbidity Assessment Biopsychosocial Risk and Resilience Influences Onset Course and Recovery Intervention Psychosocial Intervention Medication Critical Perspective Reflect and Apply 10. Post‐Traumatic Stress Disorder Prevalence and Comorbidity Assessment Biopsychosocial Risk and Resilience Influences Onset Course and Recovery Intervention Psychosocial Intervention Medication Critical Perspective Reflect and Apply 11. Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Binge Eating Disorder Prevalence and Comorbidity Assessment Biopsychosocial Risk and Resilience Influences Onset Course and Recovery Intervention Treatment Settings Psychosocial Interventions Medication Critical Perspective Reflect and Apply 12. Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder Prevalence and Comorbidity Assessment Biopsychosocial Risk and Resilience Influences Onset Course and Recovery Intervention Psychosocial Intervention Medication Critical Perspective Reflect and Apply 13. Substance‐Related and Addictive Disorders Prevalence and Comorbidity Assessment Biopsychosocial Risk and Resilience Influences Onset Course and Recovery Intervention Psychosocial Intervention Medication Critical Perspective Reflect and Apply 14. Gender Dysphoria Prevalence and Comorbidity Assessment Biopsychosocial Risk and Resilience Influences Onset Course and Recovery Intervention Psychosocial Intervention Critical Perspective Reflect and Apply 15. Alzheimer’s Disease Prevalence and Comorbidity Assessment Biopsychosocial Risk and Resilience Influences Onset Course and Recovery Intervention Psychosocial Intervention Medication Critical Perspective Reflect and Apply 16. Borderline Personality Disorder Prevalence and Comorbidity Assessment Biopsychosocial Risk and Resilience Influences Onset Course and Recovery Intervention Psychosocial Interventions Medication Critical Perspective Reflect and Apply Appendix A: Template for Preparing Diagnosis for Chapter Case Study Appendix B: Suggested Answers to “Questions to Consider” Appendix C: Directions and Template for “Reflect and Reply” Cases References Index