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A Holistic Client Functioning Profile Comparison of People With Serious Mental Illness
Author(s) -
Schmit Michael K.,
Oller Marianna L.,
TapiaFuselier Jose L.,
Schmit Erika L.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/jcad.12295
Subject(s) - mental illness , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , bipolar disorder , psychiatry , depression (economics) , mental health , psychology , medical diagnosis , clinical psychology , medicine , cognition , pathology , economics , macroeconomics
Among a sample of 196 participants, small differences in holistic client functioning, as measured by standardized Adult Needs and Strengths Assessment (Lyons & Walton, 1999) and symptom severity scores, emerged across 3 diagnostic categories of serious mental illness (SMI; i.e., depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia). However, sizable variations in symptom severity were evident across diagnoses of SMI, despite study participants receiving a similar configuration and intensity of recovery‐oriented usual‐care services. These results may evidence previous concerns surrounding the transdiagnosis of SMI, overlapping criteria and symptomatology among disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders , and mental health treatment and service practices in the United States. Implications for counselor practice are discussed.