Dimensional and Cross‐Cutting Assessment in the DSM‐5
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A significant proposed change to the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders(DSM‐5) that will significantly affect the way counselors diagnose mental disorders is the addition of dimensional assessments to the categorical diagnoses. The author reviews the current DSM's (4th ed., text rev.;American Psychiatric Association, 2000) categorical classification system, describes the proposed dimensional and cross‐cutting assessments, and provides implications about clinical utility and user acceptability of a dimensional diagnostic approach.
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Dimensional assessment permits examination of clinical information beyond the presence/absence of a disorder.
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- Authors
- Jones, K. D.
- Affiliations
- University of Central Florida (US)
- Corresponding author
- Jones, K. Dayle
- Venue
- Journal of Counseling & Development
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2012-09-12
- Volume
- 90
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 481-487
- ISSN
- 0748-9633 (ISSN-L)
- 1556-6676
- OpenAlex
- W1980701998
- Cited by
- 40
- References
- 33
- Citations by year
- 2025: 4 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 3 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 12 · 2013: 2
- FWCI
- 45.36
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- Locations
- Journal of Counseling & Development (publishedVersion)
- Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Mental Health Research Topics
- Keywords
- DSM-5, dimensional assessment, categorical diagnosis, psychiatric diagnosis, psychiatric classification, clinical utility, user acceptance
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