Positive and Negative Consequences of Clinical Diagnosis
There are both positive and negative consequences of clinical diagnosis. On the positive hand, it offers advice on the best moves to be taken for stability and well-being. However, considering the guidance provided in the DSM 5, diagnosis is not liable for giving incorrect perceptions of certainty. In matters relating to psychology, clinical science plays a significant role in fostering creative thought and problem-solving skills. In addition, the report explores what health treatment can be like and the right skills for staff trained to handle mental conditions. In the medical community, there has been a vigorous discussion about classification as a means of reacting to mental conditions. The debate has been crucial in the improvement of the treatment quality for victims with mental illness. Psychiatric labeling also play a significant role in triggering the stigma making it have extreme disadvantages hence an ineffective method of handling psychiatric disorders.
Challenges of Psychiatric Disorders
Psychiatric disorders continue to cause problems such as the social stigma that eventually leads to discrimination. Victims, therefore, find it difficult to recover especially when the stigma is internalized. Self-stigma undermines the self-efficacy that worsens the recovery prospects. A need, therefore, arises to increase awareness to counteract the stereotypes. Mental health providers should also be equipped with the necessary skills that will help to manage bias. Reported cases of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have been on the increase raising concerns from Social Security Administration and the stakeholders in our healthcare systems (Lord et al 217). From a study conducted by the Autism Development Disability Monitoring, the intellectual ability was affected by the autism spectrum disorder in 70% of children (Wong et al. 1951-1953). The increased prevalence is attributed to the improved services in the identification process by the clinicians, and the increasing number of children average intellectual ability.
Works Cited
Lord, Catherine, et al. "Autism spectrum disorders." Autism: The Science of Mental Health 28.2 (2013): 217.
Wong, Connie, et al. "Evidence-based practices for children, youth, and young adults with autism spectrum disorder: A comprehensive review." Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 45.7 (2015): 1951-1953.
