DSM-IV Guidebook [Paperback]

Allen Frances (Author), Michael B. First (Author), Harold Alan Pincus (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0880484306 | ISBN-13: 978-0880484305 | Publication Date: May 1995 | Edition: First Edition

This work is the essential companion to "DSM-IV", written by the experts who developed that clinical tool. Designed for the clinician, this guidebook provides a comprehensive tour through DSM-IV by the individuals who were most involved in its development. It covers how and why DSM-IV developed the way it did, and presents a clear road map of the intricacies of the organisation of the DSM diagnostic system. In this detailed volume, the clinician will find an easy-to-use summary of the changes from DSM-III to DSM-IV; detailed descriptions and explanations of DSM-IV diagnoses; 24 decision trees covering the most common presenting symptoms encountered in everyday practice; a discussion of the historical and social context for DSM-IV; a special chapter discussing the increasingly important differential between primary mental disorders and disorders due to substance use or a general medical condition; and hundreds of items of clinical advice concerning diagnostic assessment.

Product Details

• Paperback: 442 pages
• Publisher: American Psychiatric Press; First Edition edition (May 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0880484306
• ISBN-13: 978-0880484305
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,303,301 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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