Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

Running head: NURSING
Nursing
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

1NURSING
The assessment that needs to be conducted by the nurse practitioner for the male
patient who is 18 years old and suffering from worthlessness is mental health assessment.
Patten et al. (2015) are of the opinion that the people who consumes alcohol regularly and
nurture a constant feeling of worthless is more likely to suffer from depression. The 18-year
old boy in this case study used to consume alcohol regularly and thus conducting mental
health assessment will be important. Worthlessness or a feeling of inadequacy is a part of
major depressive disorder. Worthlessness is self-blaming emotions that are associated with
the constant feeling of guilt and are common among the mental health patients suffering from
depression (Zahn et al., 2015).
The mental health assessment will be performed with the help of the Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM V) tool. DSM V is will help in highlighting the
appropriate diagnosis of the mental health complications. Gaspersz et al. (2017) stated that
the DSM V tool helps to segregate clinically the characteristics of the mental health
disorders. Alternatively, it can be stated that use of DSM V is helps to specifically identify
the convergent mental health disorders in comparison to the use of the DSM IV and thus
promoting accurate diagnosis of the mental health complications. Hagman (2016) conducted
an audit in order to test the efficacy of the DSM V tool for the detection of the mental health
complications associated with alcohol use disorders among the college students. The analysis
of the results highlighted that DSM V tool is effective in designing the psychotherapeutic
interventions for the college students who are suffering from alcohol abuse and depressive
state of mind. DSM V screening tool is suitable for the out-patient department and can easily
be conducted under the presence of the mental health nurses and psychotherapists (Rosellini
et al., 2018). Rosenbaum et al. (2016) stated that physical activity interventions can be
considered as an effective evidence-based practice for the management of the substance
abuse and worthlessness among the young adults. Rosenbaum et al. (2016) further stated that