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Diagnosing Depressive, Bipolar, and Alcohol Use Disorders
by Jason Buckles
With symptoms that often overlap, depressive disorders, bipolar, and substance use disorders can be hard to distinguish from one another. In Volume 3 of The DSM-5 and Psychodiagnostic Interviewing, with TR Updates you’ll learn a systematic approach to accurately diagnosing these conditions while at the same time building a solid therapeutic alliance.
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Depression is widespread in Western cultures but with so many varieties of depression and differences in how people experience it, how do we diagnose it and rule out the myriad of other disorders that sometimes masquerade as depression? What constitutes mania? What’s the difference between hypermanic and hypomanic episodes? When is depression ‘persistent’ and at what point do symptoms warrant a diagnosis of major depressive disorder? Can they coexist? How can you gauge whether symptoms of depression are related to a substance use disorder that your client is actively trying to hide? All this and more is covered in volume 3 of The DSM-5 and Psychodiagnostic Interviewing, with TR Updates.

Through clinical demonstrations of four common diagnoses, you’ll see how counselor-educator Jason Buckles structures his questions and interactions to cover the necessary bases while building rapport by listening carefully, joining, and allowing inconsistencies to simply be. Step-by-step commentaries guide you through the diagnostic process and explain skills and interventions as they are happening in session. Detailed discussions with Buckles and Psychotherapy.net Founder, Victor Yalom cover diagnostic criteria, comorbidities, rule outs, suicide risk, cultural considerations and more. Mental health professionals will benefit from the comprehensive presentation of symptoms and clinical skills provided in this video. Without sacrificing empathy, warmth, or humor, see how to gather targeted information to confidently arrive at an accurate diagnosis.

Learn a systematic approach to accurately diagnosing conditions whose symptoms overlap, like depressive disorders, bipolar, and substance use disorders, while at the same time building the foundation for a strong therapeutic alliance so you can better help clients heal.  

What therapists are saying…

“This course provides current diagnostic criteria for common disorders and clinical demonstrations followed by process discussions that highlight diagnostic complexities, rule outs and other confounding variables. It lays the foundation for a systemic interview process that gathers necessary data and at the same time attends to the therapeutic relationship and respects the client's humanity — a valuable tool for teaching clinical diagnostic skills to future professionals, and a key resource for seasoned practitioners who need to understand the nuances of the TR version of the DSM-5.”

—Carlos M Del Rio, PhD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Bellevue University 
“A highly informative, rich exploration of the field’s current understanding of psychopathology, drawing from the DSM-5 with practical, specific applications and examples that can assist both present and future practitioners.”

—T. S. Hanna, PhD, Counselor Educator and Supervisor  
“This course provides detailed definitions of newly added or expanded conditions in the DSM-5 TR, including history of the DSM and reasons for revisions through the years. I appreciate the detailed overview of the much needed cultural and social justice additions. With step-by-step clinical demonstrations, the videos are a must-view for clinicians and students alike, and an invaluable asset to professors of both virtual and face-to-face programs.”

—Euchay Ngozi Horsman, PhD, Associate Professor, Southern Arkansas University Magnolia
“The DSM-5 and Psychodiagnostic Interviewing course is an incredible resource for clinicians, students, and educators. This series provides examples that model diagnostic interviewing and counseling skills, helpful commentary on what is being done and why, and clinician conversations that provide context and enhance understanding of the diagnostic process. This course is a worthwhile investment with useful content that is both interesting and easy to comprehend.”

—Regina Finan, PhD, Assistant Professor, Agnes Scott College
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Volume 3 of The DSM-5 and Psychodiagnostic Interviewing, with TR Updates features counselor-educator Jason Buckles and his colleague Pauline Lucero conducting clinical interviews of clients with major depressive, persistent depressive, bipolar I, and substance use disorders, along with suicide risks and cultural considerations for each diagnosis. These can be complicated diagnoses, sometimes requiring input from medical professionals or significant others in the client’s life. The clinical interviews demonstrate the slowed down, or revved up, presentations that often accompany these diagnoses. Throughout the sessions, Buckles offers advice on how to stay on task while engaging the client with empathy, self-disclosure, and humor.

As in other videos in this series, Buckles and Psychotherapy.net Founder Victor Yalom add depth to the clinical demonstrations with their rich discussions, noting how diagnoses have changed over time, and the difficulties inherent in quantifying subjective terms or concepts such as functionality. Using voice-over commentaries, Buckles outlines a method for recording client accounts of their symptoms and experiences that captures key diagnostic elements in a way that is nonjudgmental, factual, and objective.

You’ll meet three individuals and one couple, all accurately portraying the life struggles and key details that demonstrate what these clusters of symptoms look like when they reach a diagnosable level. Of course, the interviews are not perfect, but we learn from that as well. With humor and insight, Buckles and Yalom note the omissions and discuss what might have done differently, or what the interviewer might do in the next session.

You’ll learn how to destigmatize the symptoms and diagnoses and how to introduce the notion of continuing in therapy to address the disorder and improve the client’s overall mental health.

By watching this video, you will be able to:

Recognize the symptoms associated with major depressive, persistent depressive, bipolar and substance use disorders.

Conducting a diagnostic interview with clients displaying ambivalence and/or a lack of insight

Expand your differential diagnostic skillset and understanding of the overlapping and distinguishing features of these disorders.  

Length of video: 3:11:24

English subtitles available

Group ISBN-10 #: 1-60124-543-2

Group ISBN-13 #: 978-1-60124-543-4

Jason Buckles, PhD, earned his Bachelor’s in Psychology at New York University in 1992. While there he worked on psychiatric diagnostic projects at Bellevue Hospital and the New York Psychiatric Institute. He earned his Master’s in Counseling at The University of New Mexico in 2001 and PhD at The University of New Mexico in 2016. Buckles has a private mental health counseling practice and behavior consultation agency specializing in supports for people with intellectual disability and concurrent mental health diagnoses. From 2012 through 2016 he was the statewide clinical director of the New Mexico Department of Health—Bureau of Behavioral Support. Since late 2016 he has been the executive director of A Better Way of Living, an agency that provides life-wide supports for people with intellectual disability and concurrent behavioral and/or mental health conditions. He has taught psychiatric assessment and diagnosis at New Mexico Highlands University since 2002 and in the Special Education department at The University of New Mexico since 2015.




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CE credits: 3

Learning Objectives:

  • List the symptoms associated with Major Depressive, Persistent Depressive, Bipolar, and Substance Use disorders
  • Describe skills for conducting a diagnostic interview with clients suffering from these disorders
  • Prepare interview questions that facilitate differential diagnosis of these disorders

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