APA CITATION AND REFERNACES
Post a response to the following:
- Explain what steps you would take to verify a somatic illness disorder.
- Define the elements of a biopsychosocial approach and why it is important to evaluate when considering somatic symptom disorders.
- Explain why diagnosing a mental disorder based on physical symptoms with no medical explanation is complex.
- American Psychiatric Association. (2022). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM-5-TR) (5th ed., text rev.). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425787
- “Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders” (pp. 349–370)
Note: Review this entire classification.
- “Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders” (pp. 349–370)
- American Psychiatric Association. (2022). DSM-5-TR online assessment measures. Links to an external site.https://www.psychiatry.org/psychiatrists/practice/dsm/educational-resources/assessment-measures