Diagnosis in the Assessment Process

Another important change that has been made to the DSM-5 is an effort to align it with the ICD-9, and later, the ICD-10 (release date: October 1, 2014). This serves to unify the diagnostic and billing process between psychological and medical professions. Thus the DSM-5 gives both the ICD-9 and ICD-10 codes, and when making a diagnosis, one may want to list the ICD-9 code first and place the ... ................
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