Childhood Disorder DSM V Research Paper

Firstly pick a childhood disorder with a DSM V diagnosis (see your textbook or DSM V manual). Secondly research that disorder using professional journal articles. Describe the following information about the disorder in a research paper format. Provide a thorough description of the disorders and how it affects children and/or adolescents. Give the diagnostic criteria for the disorders (available in your textbook and DSM V manual). Tell of any disorders that co-occur with the disorder you researched and how that complicates diagnoses and behavioral presentations and symptoms. Describe how to treat the disorder. Be thorough with treatments and their effectiveness. Tell the prognosis: if a child is diagnose with this disorder, how likely is it that the disorder will improve over time?. If not, what will the disorder look like into adulthood or later in life?.

Try to find a case study or studies of individuals who have the disorders you chose. Tell their story of living with the disorder and how it has impacted their life. The project will be turned in using a link provided under Week Eight Modules. Use APA style: Each page will be double spaced and 12 point font. You will have a Title Page and Abstract, and you will provide references used for your paper at the end, and the list of sources will be labeled “References.” Cite the references by using APA format as you are writing the answers and the Reference page.

After submitting the assignment, you will access your paper via the link where you turned it in if it has been submitted correctly. Make sure you read and understand all rules against plagiarism before completing this assignment (see below). Plagiarized papers will most likely result in a zero grade for this assignment. Previous Next

Attached Files

Download  |