DSM-5® Contains Many Updates to Trauma & Stressor-Related Disorders
In 2013, the American Psychiatric Association published its fifth and latest edition of The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The newest DSM® is considered a major overhaul from previous editions, with many updates in the area of trauma and stressor-related disorders.

In this webinar, learn how the human experience of trauma and its aftereffects may present in clinical settings, and consider how these experiences are now described in the DSM-5®. Discuss some criticisms of the DSM-5®, issued by leaders in the field of traumatic stress studies. Trauma author, educator, and clinician, Dr. Jamie Marich, is widely known for presenting complex clinical concepts in understandable language that is relevant to your clinical settings.

DSM®, DSM-IV-TR®, and DSM-5® are registered trademarks of the American Psychiatric Association. The American Psychiatric Association is not affiliated with nor endorses this seminar.

Course Content

DEFINING TRAUMA
•What word origin means
•PTSD-qualifying trauma vs. adverse life experiences
TRAUMA AND STRESSOR-RELATED DISORDERS (NEW DSM-5® CHAPTER)
•Historical context
•Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): DSM-IV® vs. DSM-5®
•Acute stress disorder
•Reactive attachment disorder and disinhibited social engagement disorder
•Adjustment disorders
•Unspecified and unclassified traumatic stress disorder
OTHER DIAGNOSES: OVERLAPS WITH TRAUMA & STRESSOR- RELATED DISORDERS & DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSES
•Mood disorders
•Anxiety disorders
•ADHD
•Impulse control disorders
•Substance abuse and eating disorders
•V-Codes and issues that may be the focus of clinical attention (including grief)
CRITICISMS OF TRAUMA’S HANDLING IN THE DSM-5®
•Rejection of the developmental trauma disorder diagnoses
•Missing cultural contexts