Assignment: Diagnostic Skill Application
Instructions
For each case study, you will complete a descriptive diagnosis using tools you select from the list of assessment tools provided. Each case requires the following information to be addressed:
• Identify presenting concerns from the client's perspective as described in theaccompanying narrative. Include relevant cultural and systemic considerations that frame the client's presentation.
• Describe what information has been provided in each case that helps to determine which disorders are appropriate for consideration (differential diagnoses) for a final diagnosis. Evaluate how at least one assessment tool, which is listed in the List of Assessment Tools resource, will aid in obtaining further information to back up your final diagnosis. The Differential Diagnosis Decision Tree may be helpful to guide this process.
• Present DSM-5 and ICD-10 codes, including relevant V and Z codes.
• Provide a descriptive rationale for the DSM diagnosis that best fits the information provided including relevant ICD codes. This should be written in a narrative form using complete sentences. Support your rationale with scholarly sources.
• Determine if a medication consultation is appropriate and provide a rationale with support from scholarly sources.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
List of Assessment Tools and Supporting Resources
• Beck, A. T., Epstein, N., Brown, G., & Steer, R. (1988). Beck Anxiety Inventory.
Bardhoshi, G., Duncan, K., & Erford, B. T. (2016). Psychometric metaâ?analysis of the English version of the Beck Anxiety Inventory. Journal of Counseling & Development, 94(3), 356-373.
Review this source to review how to interpret the Beck Anxiety Inventory.
• Derogatis, L. R. (1977). Symptom checklist-90-revised.Grande, T. L., Newmeyer, M. D., Underwood, L. A., & Williams, C. R. (2014). Path analysis of the SCL-90-R: Exploring use in outpatient assessment. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 47(4), 271-290.
Review this source to review how to interpret the SCL-90-R.
• Prevatt, F., Dehili, V., Taylor, N., & Marshall, D. (2015). Anxiety Symptom Checklist.
• Beck Depression Inventory-II
Erford, B. T., Johnson, E., & Bardoshi, G. (2016). Meta-analysis of the English version of the Beck Depression Inventory-Second edition. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 49(1), 3-33.This resource will help you use the Beck Depression Inventory-II if you access that assessment tool.
Attachment:- Diagnostic-Skill-Application-Case-Studies.rar