Section: Module 6: Lesson 3: Clinical Reasoning and Differential Diagnosis | Psychiatric Clerkship for Medical Students | NextGenU.org
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This lesson provides the learner with resources to become skillful at discerning signs and symptoms of psychiatric disorders and formulate reasonable diagnostic hypotheses with plans for further evaluation.
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Required Learning Resources and Activities
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Read from 3.2.1 Clinical Diagnosis and Classification Systems to 3.2.2.3 DSM 5 Disorder Categories. (12 minutes)
ESSENTIALS OF ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY Washington State University - 2018
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Read pages 20-23 of the manual under the headlines "Definition of a Mental Disorder" and "Elements of a Diagnosis" (4 minutes)
American Psychiatric Association - 2013
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Read the content from " The Process of Differential Diagnosis" until the end of the page. (9 minutes)
The Recovery Village Webpage - 2020
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Read from " What is Clinical Assessment?" to " Intelligence Testing" (15 minutes)
Essentials of Abnormal Psychology - Washington University - 2018
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Read the entire article. (21 minutes)
American Family Physician Journal - 2019
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In this activity, you must pass the quiz to be marked as complete, and you will have unlimited attempts to complete it.
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Recommended Additional Readings
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Read the content under the heading " until "Overview of the Major Disorder categories". (11 minutes)
Lumen Abnormal Psychology
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Read the entire webpage. (10 minutes)
MSD Manual - 2020
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