The DSM-5 Summary

Words: 602
Pages: 3

I believe that the DSM-V is an integral tool needed to assist a client in reaching his or her, individual mental health goals. I believe that the DSM-V should not be the only tool used, yet it should be one of the foundational pieces in building a structured diagnostic interpretation of a client’s treatment plan. After I read the text for this class I researched to see how the DSM came about in the first place. I found that it was originated around 1840, as a means of collecting date on the mentally ill noted on that year’s census (Tartakovsky, M. (2011). From that point the DSM underwent several additions and revisions currently stopping at the most recent issue in 2013. Perhaps the fact that the DSM has evolved with the rest of the world