DSM-IV presents a challenging task for all clinicians. Just reviewing these diagnostic standards is time consuming and often confusing even to the most experienced practitioner, but learning the standards alone does not immediately translate into clinical application. This book helps professionals quickly learn how to apply the new criteria to patients. Every DSM-IV diagnosis is simplified and clearly interpreted, emphasizing what a clinician needs to know most when making a diagnosis. Case vignettes, extensive evaluations, and the author's informed commentary combine to enable mental health practitioners to readily incorporate DSM-IV into practice. Designed to take the reader step-by-step through the diagnostic process for every DSM-IV category, the author clearly explains how to derive a complete, five-axis diagnosis. Each set of criteria is discussed in detail, illustrated by a vivid clinical vignette and interpreted in lucid terms. With this logical organization, the book provides a full course in diagnostic thinking, presented by a master clinician who has evaluated and treated over 15,000 patients.
| ISBN | 0898625688 | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | ISBN13 | 9780898625684
(What's this?) | | Pages | 604 | | Publisher | Guilford Publications | | Volumes | 1 | | Imprint | Guilford Publications | | Weight (grammes) | 1179 | | Format | Hardback | | Published in | New York | | Publication date | 23 Mar 1995 | | Height (mm) | 248 | | Non-book description | x, 594 p. | | Width (mm) | 197 | | Library of Congress | RC469.M676 | | Spine width (mm) | 34 | | DEWEY | 616.89 | | Academic level | Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly |
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Introduction. Delirium, Dementia, and Amnestic and Other Cognitive Disorders. Mental Disorders Due to a General Medical Condition. Substance-Related Disorders. Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders. Mood Disorders. Anxiety Disorders. The Somatoform Disorders. Factitious Disorder. Dissociative Disorders. Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders. Introduction to the Eating Disorders. Sleep Disorders. Impulse-Control Disorders Not Elsewhere Classified. Adjustment Disorder. Personality Disorders. Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence. Other Factors That May Need Clinical Attention. Evaluating the Mental Health Patient.
'DSM-IV Made Easy helps the mental health clinician arrive at the most appropriate diagnosis for a given patient. This well-written, easy-to-read volume not only lists the applicable criteria, but also discusses them and provides useful tips about many disorders. Case vignettes supplement the text and add 'clinical flavor' to our classification system. A most useful guide for practitioners.' - David L. Dunner, MD, FACPsych, Director, Center for Anxiety and Depression, and Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, USA
'Morrison is on a mission to help clinicians. His books on interviewing and diagnosis are well written, easy to read, and enormously helpful for mental health practitioners and students.' - David L. Dunner, MD, FACPsych, Director, Center for Anxiety and Depression, and Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, USA
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