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Course Details
Course Title
Using the DSM-5 for Revolutionizing Diagnosis & Treatment
Date
11/7/2013
Provider
CMI Education Institute
Phone
800-844-8260
Email
Website
http://www.pesi.com
Location
El Segundo
Credit Hours
6
Instructor(s)
Martha Teater
Method of Instruction
Workshop/Seminar
Approving Agency
APA
Course Syllabus
Course Description
Attend this seminar and be prepared for DSM-5® changes that incorporate new understanding of diagnostic categories and may require rediagnosis of patients whose long standing diagnoses simply disappear, or reassign diagnoses to categories with different reimbursement implications.
Course Objectives
• Describe the structure of the DSM-5®diagnostic process and its new classification system. • Articulate revisionsrelating to childhood and adolescent disorders. • Demonstrate improved abilityto diagnose mental health issues. • Summarize the changes in autism spectrumdisorders. • Explain the major changes in how to diagnose substance usedisorders. • Identify the new symptom cluster used for PTSD.