ADDICTIONS CASE STUDY INSTRUCTIONS – PART 2

The Addictions Case Study assignment is designed to help you make application of course content to a potential counseling situation. The assignment is divided up into three parts: Part 1 – Case Conceptualization; Part 2 – Diagnostic Impressions; and Part 3 – Treatment Plan.

For Part 2 – Diagnostic Impressions, again using the “EDCO 740 Addictions Case Study

Narrative,” you will write a short paper in current APA format (about a 5-to-7 page summary, not including the title and references page) taking what you wrote in Part 1 and from the narrative, then documenting your diagnostic impressions of the client. For this assignment, you are only required to use one source: the DSM-5 (however, you can add more if desired).

In your write-up, using the DSM-5, you will need to answer (each bullet is about a paragraph – review the rubric below for more detail):

  • What is the primary diagnosis for this client? Put your full diagnosis in bold and list the criteria the client meets from the DSM with supporting statements from Marci’s narrative.
  • What is the prevalence rate, any culture and/or gender-related diagnostic issues, functional consequences, and comorbidity for this particular diagnosis?
  • What are the differential diagnoses to be aware of for this client (choose only one/those that THIS client could be dealing with, not all that the DSM may show)?
  • What are any secondary and tertiary diagnoses for this client? Put your full diagnosis in bold and list the criteria the client meets from the DSM with supporting statements from Marci’s
  • What is the prevalence rate, any culture and/or gender-related diagnostic issues, functional consequences, and comorbidity for this particular diagnosis?
  • What are the differential diagnoses to be aware of for this client (choose only one/those that THIS client could be dealing with, not all that the DSM may show)?

Note that each diagnosis you give needs to have the ICD-10 F-code (without the parentheses), the

name of the diagnosis, the severity, and any appropriate specifiers.

Divide your paper as follows (showing each heading below as level 1 and level 2, starting on p. 2 – no abstract is needed):

Listing of Criteria Met

Primary Diagnostic Impression

Prevalence, Culture/Gender Issues, Functional Consequences, Comorbidity Possible Differential Diagnoses

Secondary Diagnostic Impression(s) Listing of Criteria Met (Secondary Diagnosis 1)

Prevalence, Culture/Gender Issues, Functional Consequences, Comorbidity Possible Differential Diagnoses

Listing of Criteria Met (Secondary Diagnosis 2)

Prevalence, Culture/Gender Issues, Functional Consequences, Comorbidity Possible Differential Diagnoses

(Continue on in the same manner for any additional secondary/tertiary diagnoses you find)