Addictions Case Study: Part 2 – Diagnostic Impressions

Assignment Instructions

 Overview

The Addictions Case Study Assignment is designed to help you make application of course content to a potential counseling situation. The assignment will be divided up into three parts: Addictions Case Study: Part 1 – Case Conceptualization Assignment, Addictions Case Study: Part 2 – Diagnostic Impressions Assignment, and Addictions Case Study: Part 3 – Treatment Plan Assignment. 

General Paper Instructions

The general requirements for the paper are: 

·       A medium-length paper (about a 7- to 9-page summary, not including the title and references pages – no abstract is needed). 

·       This is to be formatted in the most current APA style.

·       For this assignment, you are only required to use one source: the DSM-5-TR (however, you can add more if desired).

Assignment Specific Instructions

For Addictions Case Study: Part 2 – Diagnostic Impressions Assignment, again using the Addictions Case Study: Narrative, take what you wrote in Part 1 and from the narrative, then document your diagnostic impressions of the client. In your write-up, using the DSM-5-TR, you will need to answer (each bullet is about a paragraph – review the rubric for more detail):

·       What is the primary diagnosis for this client? Put your full diagnosis in bold and list the criteria the client meets from the DSM with supporting statements from Marci’s narrative.

·       What is the prevalence rate, any culture and/or gender-related diagnostic issues, functional consequences, and comorbidity for this particular diagnosis?

·       What are the differential diagnoses to be aware of for this client (choose only one/those that THIS client could be dealing with, not all that the DSM may show)?

·       What are any secondary and tertiary diagnoses for this client? Put your full diagnosis in bold and list the criteria the client meets from the DSM with supporting statements from Marci’s narrative.

·       What is the prevalence rate, any culture and/or gender-related diagnostic issues, functional consequences, and comorbidity for this particular diagnosis?

·       What are the differential diagnoses to be aware of for this client (choose only one/those that THIS client could be dealing with, not all that the DSM may show)?

Note that each diagnosis you give needs to have the ICD-10 code written in this order:  F-code number (without the parentheses), the name of the diagnosis, the severity, and any appropriate specifiers (if required). 

Divide your paper as follows (showing each heading below as level 1 or level 2, starting on p. 2 – no abstract is needed):

Title of Paper

Primary Diagnostic Impression

Primary Diagnosis – Listing of Criteria Met

Prevalence, Culture/Gender Issues, Functional Consequences, Comorbidity

Possible Differential Diagnoses

Secondary Diagnostic Impressions

Secondary Diagnosis 1 – Listing of Criteria Met

Prevalence, Culture/Gender Issues, Functional Consequences, Comorbidity

Possible Differential Diagnoses

Secondary Diagnosis 2 – Listing of Criteria Met

Prevalence, Culture/Gender Issues, Functional Consequences, Comorbidity

Possible Differential Diagnoses

(continue on in the same manner for additional secondary/tertiary diagnoses you find)

References

Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.