Students will select a DSM-5 -TR disorder and are expected to become an expert on this topic by researching scholarly sources addressing various components of the diagnosis. Students may reference the course texts and are required to have additional peer reviewed sources for a total of 5 sources. The paper should be a maximum of 16 pages (not including the title and reference pages). The paper should be written in a third person, research style paper. Use peer reviewed articles to support each of the categories below.
With research writing: Paraphrase the research- put in your own words and add citation. Do not copy/past long quotes. use apa 7 for in text citations.
Introduction: Introduce the disorder, to include (500-600 words(
Discuss the diagnostic features in your own words using DSM-5-TR criteria. Make sure that you are paraphrasing and citing appropriately. Do not use a bulleted format. This should include a description of what the disorder might “look like” to the practitioner. Be sure to include Signs and symptoms of the disorder.
Epidemiology: Discuss the epidemiology of the disorder, to include (500-600 words) (who experiences this)
Gender, ethnic, and racial differences in incidence and/or manifestations
Prevalence of the disorder in the U.S. and elsewhere
Etiology: Discuss the etiology of the disorder, to include (500-600 words) (how does this occur)
Role of brain dysfunction (what happens in the brain)
Role of genes
Role of the environment
Assessment of the Disorder: Describe the following (800-1,000 words)
Course of the disorder over the lifespan, from onset and through developmental stages
Co-occuring disorders and rules for most common differential diagnoses
Assessment tools, which may include psychological, medical, and/or educational tests employed in the assessment of the disorder
Treatment Approaches: Review the literature on treatment of this disorder. Describe the treatment approaches for the disorder, to include
(700-900 words)
Standard therapeutic treatment approaches
Standard psychopharmacological treatment approaches (psychiatric medications)
Professional Writing (deductions for professional writing will be taken from the overall score):
APA 7 formatting
Grammar and spelling – PROOFREAD! Complete sentences. Paragraphs that have at least three sentences.
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