The Clinician's Handbook: Integrated Diagnostics, Assessment, and Intervention in Adult and Adolescent Psychopathology (4th Edition) [Hardcover]

Robert G. Meyer (Author), Meyer (Author), Sarah E. Deitsch (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 27, 1995 | ISBN-10: 0205171818 | ISBN-13: 978-0205171811 | Edition: 4 Sub

The Clinician's Handbook is the only book currently available that truly integrates three distinct but necessarily related considerations - 1) behavioral descriptors and diagnostic issues, (2) test correlates, and 3) intervention options. The book links common symptoms, personality styles, test patterns, and treatment recommendations with the major psychodiagnostic categories that clinicians use every day. This synthesis is based on the assumptions that a multimodal treatment is almost always the optimal approach, that virtually all theories and schools of thought are useful to some degree, and that a major challenge in modern treatment is determining the best fit of client type with treatment type. Because of what this book does, it is an invaluable resource for practitioners and, at the same time, a fine textbook for psychodiagnostic courses that emphasize clinical practice.

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"Mental health clinicians will find having The Clinician’s Handbook like having a savvy colleague around to consult." — Contemporary Psychology --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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The Clinician's Handbook is the only book currently available that truly integrates three distinct but necessarily related considerations — 1) behavioral descriptors and diagnostic issues, (2) test correlates, and 3) intervention options. The book links common symptoms, personality styles, test patterns, and treatment recommendations with the major psychodiagnostic categories that clinicians use every day.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 528 pages
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon; 4 Sub edition (July 27, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0205171818
• ISBN-13: 978-0205171811
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.6 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,752,866 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A comprehensive guidebook, August 14, 2000

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A. Ross Keele (Saskatoon, SK Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Clinician's Handbook: Integrated Diagnostics, Assessment, and Intervention in Adult and Adolescent Psychopathology (4th Edition) (Hardcover)

The Clinician's Handbook is in fact well integrated. Each of the major disorder categories is addressed in general, with detailed discussion of each of it's subtypes. This includes a review of major DSM-IV diagnostic criteria, as well as scale patterns evidenced on major instruments, such as the MMPI-2, 16PF, and MCMI.

While the 16PF is given it's own regular section, the MCMI is relegated to the "Other Test-Response Patterns", along with the WAIS-R and other possibly informative instruments. Considering the popularity of the MCMI I feel it should have been given more attention in this text. To the authors credit though it does refer to the updated MCMI-III.

The "Treatment Options" sections are well discussed from the point of view of both standard intervention strategies, as well as new concepts and the authors own clinical experience. The authors personal interjections and comments are both lively and appropriate. These treatment options are outlined in general terms, and anyone looking for specific treatment plans will be disappointed. However, as a guide this book is a welcome reference in anyone's collection.

A real gem is Meyer's discussion of psychopharmacology, as well as sections looking at malingering, criminal responsibility, and violence potential. Although these sections are not detailed, they do outline current issues and suggest practical clinical practice.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Clinician, March 5, 2006

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William Luther "everlearn" (Richfield, OH, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Clinician's Handbook: Integrated Diagnostics, Assessment, and Intervention in Adult and Adolescent Psychopathology (Paperback)

Parallels the DSMIV very well A good preparation guide for the counselor certification exam.