History and Development of the DSM®
- Features and key steps for utilizing the DSM-5-TR™
- Ethical considerations and techniques for an ethical practice
- Updates to the DSM-5-TR™ since originally published
New Diagnosis in the DSM-5-TR™
- Prolonged Grief Disorder – recognize and treat chronic, unrelenting grief
- Suicidal Behavior Disorder – code and address suicidality as a standalone diagnosis
- Nonsuicidal Self-Injury – clarify risk and treatment for self-harming clients
Criteria Changes in DSM-5-TR™ and What it Means for You
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Avoidant-Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
- Atypical Anorexia Nervosa
- Bipolar I and Bipolar II Disorders
- Major Depressive Disorder
- Persistent Depressive Disorder
- Depressive Episodes with Short-Duration Hypomania
- Depressive Disorder Due to Another Medical Condition
- Major Depressive Disorder with Mixed Features Specifier
- Other Specified Depressive Disorder
- Unspecified Mood Disorder
- Gender Dysphoria
- Other Specified Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorder
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children 6 Years and Younger
- Substance Use Disorder Specifiers
- Other (unknown) substance intoxication and withdrawal specifiers
- Adjustment disorders specifiers
Utilizing DSM-5-TR™ Symptoms in Treatment Planning
- Evidence-based practices and accurate diagnoses
- Developing treatment goals and objectives based on symptoms
Differential Diagnosis
- Developmental symptoms: Social Communication Disorder vs. Autism Spectrum Disorder vs. Selective Mutism vs. Intellectual Disability
- Cognitive symptoms: Intellectual Disability vs. Borderline Intellectual Functioning vs. Global Developmental Delay
- Disruptive behavior symptoms: ADHD vs. Oppositional Defiant vs. Learning Disorder vs. Anxiety Disorders
- Psychotic symptoms: Schizophrenia vs. Schizoaffective vs. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Variable mood symptoms: Bipolar I & II vs. Major Depression vs. Cyclothymia vs. ADHD vs. Personality Disorders
- Depressive mood symptoms: Major Depressive Disorder vs. Persistent Depressive Disorder vs. Adjustment Disorder
- Behavior and mood symptoms: Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder vs. Bipolar vs. Oppositional Defiant vs. Intermittent Explosive Disorder vs. Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Anxiety symptoms: Separation Anxiety vs. Generalized Anxiety vs. Social Anxiety vs. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Case Studies and Treatment Plans
- Stephen, age 8, overreactivity, behavioral problems, and social relationships
- James, age 5, cognitive and emotional delays
- Zeke, age 45, depression and suicidal ideation
- Debbie, age 55, sadness, depression, and hopelessness


