DSM IV-TR to DSM 5: An Overview

Webcast description: This three-hour workshop by presenter Steven Hunter will provide an overview of the DSM-5 revisions, including its development process, changes to the organizational structure, and major revisions to existing diagnoses, as well as the introduction of new disorders from the previous DSM IV-TR  This workshop will also inform participants about the elimination of Axis and the new utilization of level of acuity. Each different categories of Mental Health and Substance Use Related Disorders will be discussed.

Workshop Objectives: 

 •   Describe the history, development and use of the DSM 5.

•   Identify the changes in DSM-5 from DSM-IV-TR and explain their rationale.
•   Learn appropriate sign terminologies in both Mental Health and Substance Use Assessments from DSM 5.