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DSM-5 diagnosis

Student’s name

Institution affiliation

Course

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DSM-5 diagnosis

Diagnosis

The DSM-5 that best applies to the client is a Mood Disorder with Moderate to Severe

Impairment; this would be an appropriate diagnosis given that the client’s symptoms fit perfectly

with this category.

Justification

The first symptom is worrying about his wife, who is undergoing cancer treatment, and

the second is feeling anxious about returning the book to the library. These are all symptoms that

match up with a Mood Disorder DSM-5 diagnosis (Rosen, 2021). The client displays several

more symptoms, including feeling greatly distressed after his son yelled at him for saying

something wrong. Phil's moods have also cycled throughout the year, impacting his thinking and

behavior adversely. A mood disorder would seem appropriate given this client's history of

change in moods throughout the year, impairment in functioning, and emotional distress. The

mood of Phil seems to be out of control and not in a good way. His mood is uncontrollable, and

he needs help. The diagnosis category that would be the most appropriate diagnosis for Phil right

now is Mood Disorder with Moderate to Severe Impairment because he has all of the symptoms,

including feelings of hopelessness or worthlessness, significant weight loss or gain, agitation,

aches, headaches, difficulty concentrating on things for long period's time like reading silently.

Treatment

My treatment for Phil would be cognitive-behavior therapy. Cognitive-behavior therapy

is a step-by-step process that starts with what you are aware of,n moves to what you can change

and ends with taking action to make different choices (Jo, 2019). The basic idea behind this
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treatment is to help individuals develop the skills necessary in order for them not to fare

symptoms better. The cognitive-behavioral therapist treats the symptoms by working on ways for

people to recognize automatic thoughts, accept alternative feelings or beliefs, and change

maladaptive behaviors that interfere with their lives. The best recommendation is to complete the

cognitive-behavioral therapy with him in order for him to make better choices and for him to

have a better quality of life.

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References

Rosen, N. E., Lord, C., & Volkmar, F. R. (2021). The diagnosis of autism: from Kanner to DSM-

III to DSM-5 and beyond. Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 51, 4253-

4270.

Jo, Y. S., Bhang, S. Y., Choi, J. S., Lee, H. K., Lee, S. Y., & Kweon, Y. S. (2019). Clinical

characteristics of diagnosis for internet gaming disorder: comparison of DSM-5 IGD and

ICD-11 GD diagnosis. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 8(7), 945.