NCMHCE topic library
The NCMHCE is a case exam, so every topic here is written for the decision a counselor makes in a case: which diagnosis the narrative supports, what separates it from the look-alikes, and what you do first.
Diagnosis (DSM-5-TR) & differentials
All 59 →Every diagnosis the NCMHCE cases turn on: the criteria at exam depth, the look-alikes, and what the counselor in a case is expected to do.
- Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Specific learning & intellectual developmental disorders
- Schizophrenia
- Brief psychotic, schizophreniform & delusional disorders
- Schizoaffective disorder
- Mood episodes: manic, hypomanic, major depressive
- Bipolar I disorder
- Bipolar II disorder
- Cyclothymic disorder
- Major depressive disorder
- Persistent depressive disorder
- Mood specifiers
- Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
- Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
- Generalized anxiety disorder
- Panic disorder & agoraphobia
- Social anxiety disorder
- Specific phobia
- Separation anxiety disorder
- Selective mutism
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Body dysmorphic disorder
- Hoarding disorder
- Trichotillomania & excoriation
- Posttraumatic stress disorder
- Acute stress disorder
- Adjustment disorders
- Prolonged grief disorder
- Reactive attachment vs disinhibited social engagement
- Dissociative disorders
- Somatic symptom & illness anxiety disorders
- Anorexia nervosa
- Bulimia nervosa
- Binge-eating disorder
- Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder
- Pica
- Enuresis & encopresis
- Insomnia disorder
- Sexual dysfunctions
- Gender dysphoria
- Oppositional defiant disorder
- Conduct disorder
- Intermittent explosive disorder
- Substance use disorder criteria & severity
- Alcohol use disorder
- Opioid use disorder
- Gambling disorder
- Major & mild neurocognitive disorders
- Delirium vs dementia vs depression
- Personality disorder essentials & Cluster A
- Borderline personality disorder
- Antisocial personality disorder
- Narcissistic personality disorder
- Cluster C: avoidant, dependent, obsessive-compulsive PD
- Relational problems & other Z-code conditions
- Medical & substance-induced mimics
- Diagnostic reasoning & coding
- Culture & diagnosis
Then practice it in real cases
97 full case simulations, 241 domain drills, and timed exams in both the current and 2027 formats. 5 cases are free.