DSM-5-TR
Clinical teaching and practical ideas for your next study session.
Medical Education
SSD vs Illness Anxiety Disorder: When Symptoms Dominate
Severe chronic pain, headaches, or nausea shift the differential toward somatic symptom disorder, but do not prove it. Learn the criteria and interview questions that distinguish SSD from illness anxiety disorder.
Medical Education
PTSD vs Adjustment Disorder: Persistence Is Not the Divider
Intrusive memories and a sense that danger continues do not by themselves separate PTSD from adjustment disorder. Learn how trauma exposure, symptom pattern, timing, and impairment guide the distinction.