Introduction
Mental disorders are health conditions that determine emotional and behavioral changes in an individual. Teens and adults experience episodes of disorders ranging from high to low depending on one’s daily activities.
Discussion
Childhood and adolescent mental disorders are compared to adult mental disorders in various ways. These include; they suffer from recurrent behavior such as suicidal and self-threatening. Adults and teens find it intense and challenging to control their moods, such as anger, affecting their stability in daily activities. Teens and adults tend to suffer from self-damaging actions such as substance abuse and stealing (Fusar-Poli, 2019). However, a mental disorder in childhood and adolescence poses dissimilar patterns. Teens have high recovery chances compared to adults since they have time to adjust to environmental changes. More so, a child demonstrates clear behavior of mental disorder than adults since they depend on their parents.
The DSM-5 criteria are widely used in treatment, research, and providing educative concepts hence ease of attending to a patient. DSM-5 is effective since its trial results indicated good reliability in diagnoses (Fusar-Poli, 2019). The DSM criteria provide an ample environment whereby clinicians interact with the patient efficiently. DSM-5 has provided reliability levels that are adequate for clinical care and facilitate the advancement of research.
Conclusion
When educators, physicians, or parents exaggerate the severity of a child’s symptoms and, at times, underestimate their ability to manage themselves can lead to overdiagnosis. Additionally, overdiagnosis can result when a parent, teacher, or clinician assumes a child has a disorder. Further, when a professional, teacher, or parent identifies a child’s condition without pinpointing other reasons behind the symptom. Overdiagnosis can happen when professionals diagnose a child without observing their cultural and social background.
Reference
Fusar-Poli, P. (2019). Integrated mental health services for the developmental period (0 to 25 years): A critical review of the evidence. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 10, 355. Web.