A diagnosis is powerful in the effect it can have on a person’s life and treatment protocol. When working with a client, a social worker must make important decisions—not only about the diagnostic label itself but about whom to tell and when. In this Discussion, you evaluate the use and communication of a diagnosis in a case study.
Focus on the complex but precise definition of a mental disorder in the DSM-5 and the concept of dimensionality both there and in the Paris (2015) and Lasalvia (2015) readings. Also note that the definition of a mental disorder includes a set of caveats and recommendations to help find the boundary between normal distress and a mental disorder. Then consider the following case: Please see attachment for case.
Post a 300- to 500-word response in which you address the following: “Identify the symptoms or -red flags- in the case study that may be evaluated for a possible mental health disorder. “Discuss how the social worker should have approached the diagnosis. In your analysis, consider the following questions: ‘Why is making a “tentative” diagnosis problematic? ‘Should the social worker have shared this suspected diagnosis based on the limited assessment with Ms. Evans at this time? ‘Explain the potential impact of this diagnosis immediately and over time if the -tentative” diagnosis is a misdiagnosis.
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