Beyond the DSM-IV: Assumptions, Alternatives, and Alterations

Authors

Shane J. Lopez, University of Kansas Main Campus
Lisa Edwards, Marquette UniversityFollow
Jennifer Teramoto Pedrotti, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
Ellie C. Prosser, University of Texas at Dallas
Stephanie LaRue, Dwight D Eisenhower Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Susan Vehige Spalitto, Private Practice
Jon C. Ulven, Saint Cloud State University

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

9 p.

Publication Date

Summer 2006

Publisher

American Counseling Association

Source Publication

Journal of Counseling & Development

Source ISSN

0748-9633

Abstract

Current diagnostic processes reflect the limitations and utility of the framework of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.; DSM-IV; American Psychiatric Association, 1994). Clinical information in the DSM-IV's 5-axis system almost exclusively focuses on weaknesses and pathology and is summarized in a flawed categorical system. Hence, the authors describe 3 adjunctive, or alternative, means of conceptualizing behavior; several means of altering the current DSM-IV system; and 2 future directions in the diagnosis of strengths.

Comments

Published version. Reprinted from Journal of Counseling & Development, Vol. 84, No. 3 (Summer 2006): 259-267. DOI. © 2006 The American Counseling Association. Reprinted with permission. No further reproduction authorized without written permission from the American Counseling Association.

Recommended Citation

Lopez, Shane J.; Edwards, Lisa; Teramoto Pedrotti, Jennifer; Prosser, Ellie C.; LaRue, Stephanie; Vehige Spalitto, Susan; and Ulven, Jon C., "Beyond the DSM-IV: Assumptions, Alternatives, and Alterations" (2006). College of Education Faculty Research and Publications. 84.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/edu_fac/84