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A Mental Health Technician Asks the Nurse,"How Do Psychiatrists Determine

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A mental health technician asks the nurse,"How do psychiatrists determine which diagnosis to give a patient?" Which of these responses by the nurse would be most accurate?


A) Psychiatrists use pre-established criteria from the APA's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) .
B) Hospital policy dictates how psychiatrists diagnose mental disorders.
C) Psychiatrists assess the patient and identify diagnoses based on the patient's unhealthy responses and contributing factors.
D) The American Medical Association identifies 10 diagnostic labels that psychiatrists can choose from.

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