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Updates to the DSM-5-TR: Unspecified Mood Disorder
DSM-5-TR Explainers
Learning the DSM-5TR

Updates to the DSM-5-TR: Unspecified Mood Disorder

When categorization changes were made for the publishing of the DSM-5, the Mood Disorders section was reconfigured and effectively eliminated. One consequence of this was the inadvertent removal of the Unspecified Mood Disorder entry from the manual. In considering changes to be made for the DSM-5-TR, it was decided to once again include that disorder in the manual.
Updates to the DSM-5-TR: The People Behind DSM-5
DSM-5-TR Explainers
Learning the DSM-5TR

Updates to the DSM-5-TR: The People Behind DSM-5

Creating a completel updated edition of the DSM is an incredibly ambitious pursuit. The team of professionals and contributors is a unique combination of participants from a wide variety of fields and focuses who come together with a single goal in mind: creating the most effective resource for identifying and diagnosing disorders. This video informs viewers about who these people are and what they bring to the table.
Updates to the DSM-5-TR: The Organization of DSM-5
DSM-5-TR Explainers
Learning the DSM-5TR

Updates to the DSM-5-TR: The Organization of DSM-5

When the DSM-5 was published years ago, it was decided that big changes should be made to the organization of the manual. These were decided to make navigation easier and to attach purpose to the locations of various sections. In considering changes for the DSM-5-TR, no revisions of this type were made. In this video, the intent for this non-action is explored.
Updates to the DSM-5-TR: Social Anxiety Disorder
DSM-5-TR Explainers
Learning the DSM-5TR

Updates to the DSM-5-TR: Social Anxiety Disorder

The DSM is constantly changing to reflect the way the public and those working in the mental health field view or understand a diagnosis. When a name change is accepted, the next edition typically includes a parenthetical reference to the outgoing name. When the subsequent edition comes out, the parenthetical is typically removed, leaving only the new name. This video explores the name-change process for Social Phobia and how it came to pass over the course of three editions of the manual.
Updates to the DSM-5-TR: Section III
DSM-5-TR Explainers
Learning the DSM-5TR

Updates to the DSM-5-TR: Section III

Section III of the DSM has always been a critical part of the manual, as it includes resources for clinicians and descriptions of new and emerging disorders for consideration. In considering changes to be made in the DSM-5-TR, there were a number of revisions made that should provide greater clarity and ease-of-use for those in the field.
Updates to the DSM-5-TR: Prolonged Grief Disorder
DSM-5-TR Explainers
Learning the DSM-5TR

Updates to the DSM-5-TR: Prolonged Grief Disorder

The disorder Persistent Complex Bereavement Disorder was previously included in the DSM as a condition for further study, but it was not until now that it was included as its own entry. Renamed Prolonged Grief Disorder, the new disorder allows clinicians to officially diagnose individuals experiencing symptoms consistent with the listed criteria.

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What's Your Diagnosis?
Learning the DSM-5-TR
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder: Advanced Practicum
Depressive Disorders,Depressive Disorders

Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder: Advanced Practicum

Kevin's anger and inability to deal with criticism has reached a boiling point and he is finally ready for therapy. He presents and explains that he is not always angry, but a few times a week he loses control and becomes violent and confrontational. He has noticed that others tend to fear his outbursts and his condition is severely impacting his relationships. Viewers are tasked with watching Kevin as he explains his situation and the thoughts he has when the anger takes over. In his words and actions, clues about his condition are revealed, all of which can be used to seek out a potential diagnosis.
Dissociative Identity Disorder: Advanced Practicum
Dissociative Disorders

Dissociative Identity Disorder: Advanced Practicum

Stephanie is struggling greatly as she watches her father slowly dying, and it is having a significant impact on her mental health. She believes the stress and the confusion of the situation have caused her to feel strange. She explains she feels like she has stepped outside of herself and is watching things happen to her as if she were someone else. It has began causing issues with many parts of her life and she is displaying other behaviors that are strange or unlike her. The mystery of what is happening to her is revealed throughout the session, as her words and mannerisms provide the viewer with clues to her symptoms. The learner is able to hear her explanation and see her responses, providing context and insight into her condition.
Gambling Disorder: Advanced Practicum
Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

Gambling Disorder: Advanced Practicum

For Alex's whole life, the only thing he truly felt connected to was the game of poker. He felt great joy while playing and his skill at the game made him feel somehow special. When he grows up and decides it's time to follow his destiny and become a professional player, he jumps in with both feet. Soon he is in over his head and finds himself getting more reckless and chasing bigger games to try and get back to even.
Meet Aaron
Sensation/Perception
Anxiety Disorders

Meet Aaron

Aaron is a happy, healthy good-natured man, but he has a severe issue with blood. When he sees it or thinks about it, he becomes overtaken by anxiety and emotional negativity. He has dealt with it nearly his entire life, but it is becoming more of an issue and a point of shame as he grows older. Through flashbacks and reenactments the viewer is given more insight into Aaron's condition and the extent to which he has neglected seeing doctors and dentists, and how he is exceedingly careful at work or in situations where he may accidentally cut himself or see someone else’s blood.
Meet April
Social Psychology
Anxiety Disorders

Meet April

April has always been a cautious individual and even made a living analyzing risk and reward propositions, but her general caution and care turned extreme recently, and she now is terrified of leaving the house or being in public with others. Through flashbacks and reenactments the viewer learns more about how April sees the world as a threat and is unable to fully commit to work or social and family obligations, and she is beginning to come to term
Meet Dennis
Health, Stress, and Coping
Anxiety Disorders

Meet Dennis

Dennis always thought of himself as a well-liked, easy-going type of guy, but over time, he has started having recurrent bouts of anxiety and panic that progressed to where he believed he was having a heart attack. He’s not sure why this is happening to him, and it is giving him increased, everyday anxiety as a result of wondering when the next one will hit him. In this video, Dennis' discussion with his therapist is supplemented by footage that takes the viewer out of the session and directly into Dennis' world. His actions and behaviors are explored to provide additional context for understanding his condition.
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder - Kevin
Depressive Disorders,Depressive Disorders

Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder - Kevin

Kevin's anger and inability to deal with criticism has reached a boiling point and he is finally ready for therapy. He presents and explains that he is not always angry, but a few times a week he loses control and becomes violent and confrontational. He has noticed that others tend to fear his outbursts and his condition is severely impacting his relationships. Viewers are tasked with watching Kevin as he explains his situation and the thoughts he has when the anger takes over. In his words and actions, clues about his condition are revealed, all of which can be used to seek out a potential diagnosis.
Dissociative Identity Disorder - Stephanie
Dissociative Disorders

Dissociative Identity Disorder - Stephanie

Stephanie is struggling greatly as she watches her father slowly dying, and it is having a significant impact on her mental health. She believes the stress and the confusion of the situation have caused her to feel strange. She explains she feels like she has stepped outside of herself and is watching things happen to her as if she were someone else. It has began causing issues with many parts of her life and she is displaying other behaviors that are strange or unlike her. The mystery of what is happening to her is revealed throughout the session, as her words and mannerisms provide the viewer with clues to her symptoms. The learner is able to hear her explanation and see her responses, providing context and insight into her condition.
Gambling Disorder - Alex
Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

Gambling Disorder - Alex

For Alex's whole life, the only thing he truly felt connected to was the game of poker. He felt great joy while playing and his skill at the game made him feel somehow special. When he grows up and decides its time to follow his destiny and become a professional player, he jumps in with both feet. Soon he is in over his head and finds himself getting more reckless and chasing bigger games to try and get back to even. Alex's story is presented by Alex himself directly to the viewer. This gives the learner an opportunity to hear it unfiltered and to observe mannerisms and behaviors that could hold clues to his disorder.
Tourette’s Disorder
Neurocognitive Disorders
Neurocognitive Disorders

Tourette’s Disorder

Carl was abandoned by his mother at age seven and now lives with his grandmother. He was severely impacted by this, but his grandmother actually noticed odd behaviors and actions he enacted even before that. He explains that as young as 4 years old, he was blinking frequently and often made jerky movements with his head or his shoulder. Hoping he would just grow out of it, there was no significant intervention. As he grew older, Carl explains the disturbances have become more significant and include unwanted speech and verbal explosions.
Trichotillomania (Hair-Pulling Disorder)
Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Trichotillomania (Hair-Pulling Disorder)

During her therapy session, Sylvia reports she is scared that the socially unacceptable habits she displays are all that others see or think about when they are around her. She explains that she has lost control over her compulsive need to pull hairs out of her head. She is aware of what others think about this behavior and she desperately wants to stop, but she is helpless to do so. As she explains the situation and the development of her condition, viewers observe her actions and behaviors they will use to make a potential diagnosis.
Updates to the DSM-5-TR: Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome
DSM-5-TR Updates
DSM-5-TR Explainers

Updates to the DSM-5-TR: Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome

During the review process of the DSM-5, it was found that text used in Criterion A for Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome was being misunderstood by a number of professionals in the field. The offending text was officially removed for the DSM-5-TR, but additional text was included to allow for the spirit of the text to still be represented without including the segment that was unclear.
Updates to the DSM-5-TR: Autism Spectrum Disorder
DSM-5-TR Updates
DSM-5-TR Explainers

Updates to the DSM-5-TR: Autism Spectrum Disorder

After repeatedly finding that a small phrase found in the DSM-5 criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder was misleading practitioners, a revision was ordered for DSM-5-TR. The new text should offer more clarity and consistency.
Updates to the DSM-5-TR: Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
DSM-5-TR Updates
DSM-5-TR Explainers

Updates to the DSM-5-TR: Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder

When an entry in the DSM is consistently misinterpreted or misunderstood, it is critical to revise the offending text in the next edition of the manual. WIth Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, the troubling phrase was deemed unnecessary. For the DSM-5-TR, the confusing text was simply removed.

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