Mental Health in Social Work: A Casebook on Diagnosis and Strengths Based Assessment (DSM 5 Update) (2nd Edition) (Advancing Core Competencies)

"Uses a case study method to teach students clinical assessment skills for working in the mental health field. This title is also available as a more affordable e-book." Organized by types of disorders, "Mental Health in Social Work: A Casebook on Diagnosis and Strengths-Based Assessment "emphasizes DSM diagnoses of mental disorders that are commonly seen in clinical and social service settings. Becoming conversant with the DSM will allow readers to: 1) offer clients appropriate referrals and treatment; 2) communicate effectively with other mental health professionals; and 3) be eligible for third-party reimbursement. While gaining competence with DSM diagnosis, the reader will also learn to understand clients holistically as they proceed with the assessment and intervention process. In this update, the ordering of the chapters and content in the chapters themselves have been revised to reflect the changes in the DSM-5. Learning objectives are now included in each chapter. Advancing Core Competencies Series - As part of the Advancing Core Competencies Series, this title is designed to help students apply CSWE's competencies and practice behaviors examples to specialized fields of practice. Readers will gain experience answering licensing-type higher-level thinking questions tied to the competencies. Cover 1 Title Page 6 Copyright Page 7 Acknowledgments 16 Contents 8 Preface 13 PART ONE: ASSESSMENT 18 1. Diagnosis and the Social Work Profession 18 The DSM Classification System 20 Mental Status Examination 21 Limitations of the DSM 23 2. Biopsychosocial Risk and Resilience and Strengths Assessment 25 Definitions and Description 25 Individual Factors 26 Social Mechanisms 29 Societal Conditions 32 Guidelines for Eliciting and Enhancing Client Strengths 35 Conclusion 39 PART TWO: NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS 40 3. Autism Spectrum Disorder 40 Prevalence and Comorbidity 41 Assessment 41 Biopsychosocial Risk and Resilience Influences 45 Interventions 48 Critical Perspective 51 4. Neurodevelopmental Disorders 56 Prevalence and Comorbidity 57 Assessing ADHD 57 Biopsychosocial Risk and Resilience Influences 60 Intervention 63 Critique 64 Critical Perspective 65 PART THREE: SCHIZOPHRENIA SPECTRUM AND OTHER PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS 69 5. Schizophrenia 69 Prevalence and Comorbidity 69 Assessment 70 Biopsychosocial Risk and Resilience Influences 73 Intervention 76 Critical Perspective 81 PART FOUR: BIPOLAR AND RELATED DISORDERS 85 6. Bipolar and Related Disorders 85 Prevalence and Comorbidity 86 Assessment of Bipolar Disorder 88 Biopsychosocial Risk and Resilience Influences 89 Intervention 93 Critical Perspective 96 PART FIVE: DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS 102 7. Depressive Disorders 102 Prevalence and Comorbidity of Depression 102 Assessment 103 Biopsychosocial Risk and Resilience Influences 106 Intervention 108 Critical Perspective 113 PART SIX: THE ANXIETY, OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE, AND TRAUMA AND STRESSOR-RELATED DISORDERS 117 8. The Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Trauma and Stressor-related Disorders 117 Prevalence and Comorbidity 119 Assessment of the Anxiety Disorders 119 Biopsychosocial Risk and Resilience Influences 122 Intervention 125 Critical Perspective 127 PART SEVEN: FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS 131 9. Eating Disorders 131 Prevalence and Comorbidity 132 Assessment 133 Biopsychosocial Risk and Resilience Influences 135 Intervention 140 Critical Perspective 142 PART EIGHT: DISRUPTIVE, IMPULSE CONTROL, AND CONDUCT DISORDERS 147 10. Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder 147 Prevalence and Comorbidity 147 Assessment of Odd and CD 147 Biopsychosocial Risk and Resilience Influences 150 Interventions for Odd and CD 152 Critical Perspective 154 PART NINE: SUBSTANCE-RELATED AND ADDICTIVE DISORDERS 159 11. Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders 159 Prevalence and Comorbidity 159 Assessment 160 Biopsychosocial Risk and Resilience Influences 164 Intervention 167 Critical Perspective 172 PART TEN: NEUROCOGNITIVE DISORDERS 176 12. Alzheimer’s Disease 176 Prevalence and Comorbidity 177 Assessment Guidelines 177 Biopsychosocial Risk and Resilience Influences 179 Intervention 182 Critical Perspective 185 PART ELEVEN: PERSONALITY DISORDERS 191 13. Borderline Personality Disorder 191 Characteristics of Personality Disorders 192 Borderline Personality Disorder 193 Prevalence and Comorbidity 193 Assessment 194 Biopsychosocial Risk and Resilience Influences 196 Intervention 200 Critical Perspective 203 Appendix: Case Workbook 208 Index 308 A 308 B 308 C 309 D 309 E 310 F 310 G 310 H 310 I 310 J 310 K 310 L 310 M 310 N 311 O 311 P 311 R 311 S 311 T 312 V 312 W 312 Y 312 Z 312 "Organized by types of disorders, Mental Health in Social Work: A Casebook on Diagnosis and Strengths-Based Assessment emphasizes DSM diagnoses of mental disorders that are commonly seen in clinical and social service settings. Becoming conversant with the DSM will allow readers to: 1) offer clients appropriate referrals and treatment; 2) communicate effectively with other mental health professionals; and 3) be eligible for third-party reimbursement. While gaining competence with DSM diagnosis, the reader will also learn to understand clients holistically as they proceed with the assessment and intervention process."--Publisher's website