The Psychiatric Evaluation and Evidence-Based Rating Scales Assessment tools have two primary purposes: 1) to measure illness and diagnose clients, and 2) to measure a client’s response to treatment. Often, you will find that multiple assessment tools are designed to measure the same condition or response. Not all tools, however, are appropriate for use in…

Factors That Influence the Development of Psychopathology In many realms of medicine, objective diagnoses can be made: A clavicula is broken. An infection is present. TSH levels meet the diagnostic criteria for hypothyroidism. Psychiatry, on the other hand, deals with psychological phenomena and behaviors. Can these, too, be “defined objectively and by scientific criteria (Gergen,…

Please complete the following discussion post. The main post should be at least 500 words, You must APA format to develop your discussion and use 2 sources from a scientifically credible source from the US that are less than 5 years old. Week 3 Discussion Prompt: Expectorants, Antitussives, & Mucolytics Respiratory Medications 1. What is…