diagnostic criteria

(noun)

The term diagnostic criteria designates the specific combination of signs, symptoms, and test results that the clinician uses to attempt to determine the correct diagnosis.

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Examples of diagnostic criteria in the following topics:

  • Comparison of Female and Male Pelves

    • There are several diagnostic criteria for differentiating a male from a female pelvis:
    • Apply the diagnostic criteria to determine whether a pelvis is male or female

  • Eating Disorders

    • Relative to the previous version of the DSM (DSM-IV-TR) the 2013 revision (DSM-5) reflects changes in the criteria for anorexia nervosa, most notably that of the amenorrhea criterion being removed.
    • Many people with bulimia may also engage in significantly disordered eating and exercising patterns without meeting the full diagnostic criteria for bulimia nervosa.
    • The diagnostic criteria utilized by the DSM-5 includes repetitive episodes of binge eating compensated for by excessive or inappropriate measures taken to avoid gaining weight.
    • Eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS) is an eating disorder that does not meet the DSM criteria for anorexia, bulimia, or binge eating disorder.
    • Summarize the similarities and differences in diagnostic criteria, etiology, and treatment options among various eating disorders

  • Somatic Symptom Disorders

    • A somatic symptom disorder, formerly known as a somatoform disorder, is a category of mental disorder included in a number of diagnostic schemes of mental illness, including the recent DSM-5 section Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders.
    • Those that do not pass the diagnostic criteria for a somatic symptom disorder but still present physical symptoms are usually referred to as having "somatic preoccupation".
    • Their replacement, somatic symptom disorder, has the following criteria for diagnosis:
    • Some psychiatrists argue it is problematic because it is based primarily on negative criteria—that is, on an absence of other explanations.
    • Summarize the similarities and differences in diagnostic criteria, etiology, and treatment options among somatic symptom disorders

  • Cluster A: Paranoid, Schizoid, and Schizotypal Personality Disorders

    • According to the DSM-5, to qualify for a diagnosis of paranoid personality disorder, at least 4 of 7 criteria must be met.
    • These 7 criteria include that the person:
    • Research has found that an individual is more likely to meet the criteria for SPD if they have a relative with schizophrenia or schizotypal personality disorder; this suggests that genetics play a partial role in heritability of this disorder.
    • Peculiar speech mannerisms and odd modes of dress are also diagnostic signs of this disorder.
    • Summarize the similarities and differences in diagnostic criteria, etiology, and treatment options among the Cluster A personality disorders

  • Specific Learning Disorder

    • Summarize the diagnostic criteria, etiology, and treatment of common learning disorders

  • Neurocognitive Disorders

    • The neurocognitive impairments related to Parkinson's disease are diagnosed using the same criteria listed above for Alzheimer's disease.
    • Summarize the diagnostic criteria, etiology, and treatment of Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's Disease

  • Feeding Disorders

    • In the 5th edition of the DSM (DSM-5), the diagnosis of feeding disorder of infancy or early childhood was renamed to avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), and the criteria were expanded.
    • The determination of the cause of ARFID has been difficult due to the lack of diagnostic criteria and concrete definition.
    • Summarize the diagnostic criteria, etiology, and treatment of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder

  • Dissociative Disorders

    • These categories are used for forms of pathological dissociation that do not fully meet the criteria of the other dissociative disorders, or if the correct category has not been determined.
    • Other specified dissociative disorder covers a variety of different presentation, including some symptoms similar to DID but not matching the distinct criteria.
    • Some clinicians assert that DID cannot be accurately diagnosed because of vague and unclear diagnostic criteria, including undefined concepts such as "personality state" and "identities."
    • Summarize the similarities and differences in diagnostic criteria, etiology, and treatment options among dissociative disorders

  • Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

    • Substance use disorder combines the previous DSM-IV-TR categories of "substance abuse" and "substance dependence" into a single disorder, measured on a diagnostic continuum from mild to severe.
    • The diagnostic criteria for substance use disorder in DSM-5 is set at two or more criteria from a list of 11.
    • In addition, criteria for cannabis and caffeine withdrawal were added.
    • Severe problem gambling may be diagnosed as clinical pathological gambling if the gambler meets certain criteria and is associated with both social and family costs.
    • Summarize the similarities and differences in diagnostic criteria, etiology, and treatment options among substance-use and addictive disorders

  • Classifying Abnormal Behavior: The DSM

    • The DSM is the standard classification manual of mental disorders and contains a hierarchy of diagnostic criteria for every mental-health disorder recognized by the American Psychiatric Association.
    • It is used for individual clinical diagnoses, but its codes and criteria are also used in the collection of data about the incidence of different disorders.
    • Furthermore, diagnostic labels can be stigmatizing for patients by creating stereotypes about certain diagnoses.
    • Current diagnostic guidelines have been criticized as having a fundamentally Euro-American outlook.
    • The latest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the DSM-5, published in 2013.