Readings
In your DSM-5 text:
Read “Personality Disorders,” pages 645–684. In this reading, you will learn about the classification, etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of personality disorders.
Read “Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders,” pages 481–509. You will be reading the rest of this section in the next unit.
Reformulate Diagnostic Work-Up
We now revisit the case of Bill from the previous unit. Imagine you have conducted a second interview with him. After pondering the case presented in this unit’s readings:
Reformulate your diagnostic work-up of Bill, given the new information in Part 2 of his case study.
Describe your decision-making process in arriving at this reformulation.
Evaluate the difficulties in accurately diagnosing personality disorders.
Discuss the difficulties in obtaining accurate information about clients’ histories.
Review the Case Study Response Guide to assist you with this discussion.
