A Brief Version of DSM-5

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A Brief Version of DSM-5

TABLE 8–1. Abbreviated DSM-5 criteria for common diagnoses among older adults

Diagnosis

Symptoms

Criteria/time

Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders

Schizophrenia

Delusions

Hallucinations

Disorganized speech

Grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior

Negative symptoms

(At least one symptom must be delusions, hallucinations, or disorganized speech)

≥2 for ≥ 1 month AND

Continuous signs of disturbance

≥ 6 months

Schizoaffective disorder

Delusions

Hallucinations

Disorganized speech

Grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior

Negative symptoms

(At least one symptom must be delusions, hallucinations, or disorganized speech)

≥2 for ≥ 1 month AND

Major depressive or manic episodes

≥ 50% of the time AND

Delusions or hallucinations without depressive or manic episodes

≥ 2 weeks

Bipolar and related disorders

Bipolar I disorder

Persistently elevated or irritable mood

Persistently increased goal-directed activity or energy

Both for ≥ 1 week (or any duration if hospitalized) AND

Mania

Inflated self-esteem or grandiosity

Decreased need for sleep

Pressured speech

Racing thoughts or flight of ideas

Distractibility

Increased goal-directed activity or psychomotor agitation

Risky behavior

≥ 3

Bipolar II disorder

Hypomania

Inflated self-esteem or grandiosity

Decreased need for sleep

Pressured speech

Racing thoughts

Distractibility

Increased goal-directed activity

Risky behavior without psychosis or hospitalization

≥ 3 for ≥ 4 days

Depressive disorders

Major depressive disorder

Depressed mood; loss of interest in activities or pleasure (anhedonia)

≥ 1 for ≥ 2 weeks AND

Weight loss or decreased appetite

Insomnia or hypersomnia

Agitation or retardation

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