Psychiatric diagnostics

The diagnostic systems and scales applied in psychiatry to determine the type of mental health disorder in adults, children and elderly.

diagnostic systems applied in psychiatry
medical diagnosis in psychiatry

knowledge

sector-specific

Psychiatric diagnostics is an essential knowledge of the following occupations:

Music therapist: Music therapists use music-therapeutic interventions to treat patients with behavioural disorders and pathogenic conditions to prevent, mitigate or eliminate symptoms and to change behaviours and attitudes requiring treatment. They promote and maintain or restore the development, maturity and health of the patient/client by music-therapeutic interventions. Music therapy especially provides help for people with with emotional, somatic, intellectually or socially induced behavioural disorders and pathogenic conditions, such as psychoses (schizophrenic disorders, bipolar disorders) and personality development disorders.
 

Psychiatric diagnostics is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this knowledge may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.

Psychologist: Psychologists study the behaviour and mental processes in humans. They provide services to clients who deal with mental health issues and life issues such as bereavement, relationship difficulties, domestic violence, and sexual abuse. They also provide counselling for mental health issues such as eating disorders, post-traumatic stress disorders, and psychosis in order to help the clients rehabilitate and reach a healthy behaviour.

References

1. Psychiatric diagnostics – ESCO