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Why the DSM 5 Doesn’t Acknowledge Sensory Integration Symptoms

University of Connecticut

Therefore, DSM 5 conditions such as ADHD, PTSD, Tourette’s, ASD, ODD, the Anxiety Disorders as well as Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, are never understood or treated through the lens of sensory integration. Yet all of the above disorders are, in large part, sensory-based disorders.

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Why the DSM 5 Doesn’t Acknowledge Sensory Integration Symptoms and How that Harms Our Clients

University of Connecticut

Therefore, DSM 5 conditions such as ADHD, PTSD, Tourette’s, ASD, ODD, the Anxiety Disorders as well as Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, are never understood or treated through the lens of sensory integration. Imagine trying to treat a client with ASD or PTSD and not teaching the client about their sensory system reactions?

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Women Working In Mental Health Research

MQ Mental Health

Professor Petra Vértes (UK) used genetics to improve understanding of the biological underpinnings of Schizophrenia in 2017. Professor Emily Holmes, MQ founding trustee Women Creating Revolutionary Treatments In 2016, Dr Jennifer Wild (UK) developed a treatment for PTSD in healthcare workers that has a 90% success rate in reducing symptoms.

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Why the DSM 5 Doesn’t Acknowledge Sensory Integration Symptoms and How that Harms All of Our Clients

University of Connecticut

Therefore, DSM 5 conditions such as ADHD, PTSD, Tourette’s, ASD, ODD, the Anxiety Disorders as well as Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, are never understood or treated through the lens of sensory integration. Imagine trying to treat a client with ASD or PTSD and not teaching the client about their sensory system reactions?

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Why the DSM 5 Doesn’t Acknowledge Sensory Integration Symptom and How that Harms All of Our Clients

University of Connecticut

Therefore, DSM-5 conditions such as ADHD, PTSD, Tourette’s, ASD, ODD, the Anxiety Disorders as well as Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, are never understood or treated through the lens of sensory integration. Imagine trying to treat a client with ASD or PTSD and not teaching the client about their sensory system reactions?

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Am I Going Through a Nervous Breakdown?

Beautiful Voyager

Etiology may include mental health disorders such as anxiety disorder, depression, or schizophrenia. Intrusive thoughts or flashbacks of a traumatic event are similar to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). People experiencing a nervous breakdown may show symptoms that are similar to clinical depression.

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Homelessness is a journey that starts in the family

Stop Abuse Campaign

We’re becoming more comfortable attributing homelessness to “mental illness,” which usually means profound, unmanaged psychotic mental illnesses like schizophrenia are considered a primary cause. . PTSD isn’t the only way trauma can manifest in terms of mental health symptoms.