Christina Zampitella – Grief in the DSM-5®: Changes in Diagnosing Grief-Related Disorders

Description

Designed for mental health professionals, this course discusses the hotly debated bereavement-related DSM-5® changes: the bereavement exclusion in major depressive disorder, uncomplicated grief, specified trauma and stressor related disorders, and the proposed diagnosis of complicated grief.
Christina Zampitella – Grief in the DSM-5®: Changes in Diagnosing Grief-Related Disorders
You will learn, based on empirical research, why the changes were needed, what the implications of those changes are in clinical practice, and how those implications can enhance or detract from differential bereavement assessments. Also discussed are the reason why the changes remain problematic and what the implications are for future DSM® editions.

Handouts
Manual (2 MB) 19 Pages Available after Purchase

Outline
Bereavement in the DSM® – historical context
Why were changes needed
What are the changes in the DSM-5®?

Uncomplicated grief
Other Specified Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders
Persistent Complex Bereavement Disorder – conditions for further study (Section 3)

Why are these changes still problematic?
How to use the DSM-5® for diagnosing uncomplicated and complicated grief – implications for the bereaved

Differential diagnosing
The “note” under Major Depressive Disorder

Future DSM® implications