DSM-5-TR quick reference

92 diagnoses across 18 categories — search by name, code, or treatment. First-line treatment for each.

How to use this — Look up diagnoses you encounter in case simulations. After a case, search for the diagnosis here to review the ICD-10 code and first-line treatment. Use the category filter to study one diagnostic family at a time. Pair with flashcards for active recall and the printable PDF study sheets for offline review.

A DSM-5-TR quick reference built for exam prep

This reference covers 92 diagnoses across 18 diagnostic families, each with its ICD-10-CM code and a first-line treatment note. Search by disorder name, code, or treatment. It is a study aid for the NCMHCE and NCE, not a substitute for the DSM-5-TR itself.

How the NCMHCE tests diagnosis

Case simulations rarely ask you to name a disorder outright. They give you symptoms, a duration, and a history, then ask what to rule out, which specifier applies, or what the differential is between two look-alike conditions. The points live in the details: duration thresholds, the number of criteria required, exclusion criteria, and whether a medical condition or substance explains the picture better. That is why each entry here leads with the criteria that distinguish a diagnosis from its neighbors.

What the entries include

Diagnostic family and code, so you can connect the DSM-5-TR label to the ICD-10-CM code the exam and insurers use.
Core criteria and differentials: the features that separate major depressive disorder from persistent depressive disorder, panic disorder from a panic attack specifier, PTSD from acute stress disorder, and so on.
First-line treatment: the evidence-based approach the exam expects you to pair with the diagnosis in treatment-planning questions.

Using the reference

Look up every disorder you meet in a case simulation you did not get fully right, then lock in the recall with the spaced-repetition flashcards or the free Code Match game. For the reasoning side, the differential diagnosis decision trees walk the rule-out sequence step by step.