Question

Read the case study and answer the question that follows:

Mohsin, a 6-year-old boy, has difficulty in feeding and dressing himself, but training from his parents has helped him to be a little independent. He faces trouble making friends outside his family and has difficulty in dealing with people in social situations. His parents are always worried about him and are aware that he needs consistent level of supervision in daily tasks. Mohsin’s brother understands his needs and what he says but it is difficult for his peers to understand him as he lags behind them in communication and language skills. Throughout Mohsin's journey, psychologists and health workers focused on engaging his family in meaningful future planning using a variety of strategies and resources. This included offering them ongoing and timely information and assisting the family to understand and connect to resources.

In order to understand Mohsin' s disorder what do psychologist refer to classify psychological disorder?

Answer 1

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) has published an official manual that describes and categorises different types of psychiatric diseases.

1. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, IV Edition (DSM- IV)" is the most recent edition.
2. Evaluates the patient on five axes or dimensions rather than just one broad aspect of' mental disorder'.
3. These dimensions are concerned with the biological, psychological, social, and other elements of psychological diseases.
4. The ICD-10 Classification of Behavioural and Mental Disorders, the 10th iteration of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10, is the official classification system in use in India.
5. It was prepared by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
6. This scheme includes a description of the primary clinical traits or symptoms, as well as other relevant features such as diagnostic guidelines is provided in this scheme.