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Originally Posted by amandalouise
yes I really do think you are good at articulating what your problems are. with me the problem isnt in how you articulate. the problem sometimes is my location sometimes uses different words and different definitions. this kind of problem is a universal one that just comes with the job, or being online where there are many different people from many different towns, cities, states, countries in one place not everyone uses the same definitions for the same words, that aside you do a great job.
developmental trauma disorder is the IDC equivelent of the DSM 5 category of .... Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders ... in short is a catch all disorder label for anyone with PTSD stemming from childhood physical, sexual and / or emotional abuse.
your treatment provider is just saying you have problems and symptoms from being physically, sexually or emotionally abused as a child
and another way of putting it is you have PTSD, or you have Acute stress disorder or any of the other trauma and stressor related disorders found in the DSM 5....
the difference is the DSM 5 doesnt lop PTSD problems all together any more like the IDC does with the label developmental trauma disorder
now depending upon what a persons symptoms and problem areas are, if using the DSM 5 a person would get diagnosed with one of the new trauma and stressor related disorders in the DSM 5 which are...
Reactive Attachment Disorder
Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Acute Stress Disorder
Adjustment Disorders
Other Specified Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorder
Unspecified Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorder
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just wanted to add something.. when rereading i noticed that my auto correct put in the lettiers IDC... those letters are supposed to be ICD which stands for international classification of diseases.
this is the diagnostic manual that works the same way as the DSM 5. the only differences in the two is that though the disorders are the same the DSM 5 is more detailed with the diagnostic criteria and the DSM 5 has 5 additional pages with each mental disorder that goes into great detail of what the disorder is, statistics, culture issues and other helpful to treatment provider information. the ICD and the DSM 5 also sometimes list a mental disorder in a different category/ grouping of disorders. ie one mental disorder in the ICD diagnostic manual may list a disorder as a psychotic disorder where as the DSM 5 may place that same problem as a dissociative problem, but the disorder is the same.
the reason behind why american DSM5 matches with the ICD now but goes more into detail is that when the DSM 5 was being worked one of the APA goals listed on their website was that they wanted the two diagnostic manuals to no longer conflict with each other, and could be used interchangeably but with more clarity. this helps those american's that have to travel to other countries where the ICD is used. example those in the military or relocation of any kind.