Posted: June 10th, 2015

Differential Diagnosis

Differential Diagnosis

Use your Inaba, D. S., & Cohen, W. E. (2011). Uppers, downers, all arounders: Physical and mental effects of psychoactive drugs (7th ed.). Ashland, OR: CNS Publications Inc. text to complete the following:

Read Chapter 9, “Treatment,” pages 430?503.
Use the Internet to complete the following:

Read TIP9: Chapter 1?Introduction of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services “Assessment and Treatment of Patients with Coexisting Mental Illness and Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse, Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series 9.”
Read TIP48: Chapter 1?Introduction of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services “Managing Depressive Symptoms in Substance Abuse Clients During Early Recovery.”

Read “Appendix A: Decision Trees for Differential Diagnosis,” pages 745?757 in the DSM-IV-TR.

For this discussion, use Appendix A in the DSM-IV and create a scenario regarding a substance abuse disorder. Do not identify the diagnosis in your post.

Response Guidelines
Respond to at least two of your peers’ posts by using the Differential Diagnosis of Substance-Induced Disorders decision tree to identify the mental disorder depicted in their scenarios.

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