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“What are the key elements of a psychological assessment for a mental health problem
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"What are the key elements of a psychological assessment for a mental health problem?" A psychological assessment is a method of gathering the information required to be able to diagnose someone with a mental health problem, or alternatively to monitor the treatment or progress of someone already diagnosed. To officially assess someone for a particular mental disorder, their behaviour or feelings must correspond to a specified amount of the criteria laid out in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition(tm) (DSM-IV). For example, to be diagnosed with a panic disorder the person must experience fear that peaks within 10 minutes and must display 4 of 13 precise symptoms during this time. The DSM is updated as new illnesses are discovered and others dismissed to keep it relevant, such as the DSM-III removed homosexuality as it was no longer considered to be a 'condition'. The DSM-IV added a mulitaxial...
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