Using the DSM-5, explain and justify your diagnosis for each client.

Using the DSM-5, explain and justify your diagnosis for each client.

Amy has been diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder. She has excessive worry and anxiety (apprehensive expectations) that occur frequently about social activities and events. In addition, she finds it difficult to control the worry. Besides that, the worry and anxiety is associated with difficulty sleeping, irritability, easily fatigued, and restlessness. Also, the worry and anxiety has caused clinically significant distress in social and other functioning areas. Additionally, the worry and anxiety is not attributable to physiological effects of a substance or another medical condition. Furthermore, the anxiety and worry is not better explained by another mental disorder. As such, she is diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder (Locke, Kirst & Shultz, 2015).

Diana has been diagnosed with depression. She is a depressed mood nearly every day. She has markedly diminished pleasure and interest in her daily activities. She feels worthless and inappropriate guilt. She is indecisive nearly every day. She feels fatigued nearly every day. These symptoms are not attributable to physiological effects of a substance or another medical condition, and have caused her significant distress in important areas of functioning. As such, she is diagnosed with depression (American Psychiatric Association, 2015).