PSY240H1 Lecture Notes - American Psychiatric Association, World Health Organization, Standard Deviation
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Consent is the most important thing (ethical concerns) Most important thing for a clinician should not have sex with your client three environments in which psychologists practice their profession: research, practice, teaching. Diagnostic and statistical manual (dsm) version 4 used to diagnose patients in north america only. Current diagnostic system dsm iv tr (tr= text revision) published by. American psychiatric association the rest of the world uses icd 10 published by world health organization. Certain categories in dsm not available in icd, these disorders are thought to be found only in north america. Dsm-5 is created to be compatible with icd-10. Psychiatrist: medical doctor, can prescribe drugs, not required to do research. High comorbidity with anxiety and mood disorders (they happen at the same time) Behaviour are things that you do (i. e. studying, aggression, movement, happy) Dsm recognizes personality disorders as relatively intractable (can be treated, but very difficult)
