DSM-IV Sourcebook, Vol. 3 [Hardcover]

Thomas A. Widiger (Editor), Allen J. Frances (Editor), Harold Alan Pincus (Editor), Ruth Ross (Editor), Michael B. First (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0890420734 | ISBN-13: 978-0890420737 | Publication Date: January 15, 1997 | Edition: 1

The Task Force on DSM-IV and members of the DSM-IV Work Groups have chronicled their efforts and the results in the DSM-IV Sourcebook, which documents the rationale and empirical support for the text and criteria sets presented in DSM-IV. This third of four volumes concludes the DSM-IV literature reviews and summarizes the DSM-IV Work Group efforts that led to publication of the DSM-IV Options Book. Each review contains the following six sections: Statement of the IssuesAexplicitly outlines the issues addressed in the review; Significance of the IssuesAframes the importance of each issue and discusses its clinical and empirical significance; MethodsAdocuments the extent to which the reviews were systematic and comprehensive in their coverage of the literature; ResultsAprovides an objective and thorough summary of the findings most relevant to each issue; DiscussionAaddresses the implications of the clinical research findings for DSM-IV; and RecommendationsArecommendations for DSM-IV based on the review of the literature. DSM-IV Sourcebook, Volume 3, presents the reviews for -Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence -Eating Disorders -The DSM-IV Multiaxial System -Family Relational Problems -Cultural Issues for DSM-IV

Editorial Reviews

Review

The book is a valuable reference guide for readers specifically wanting to research the nosological aspects of a particular diagnosis or an element of the DSM-IV. -- Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

This Sourcebook gives a revealing description of the logic, the methodology, and the work activities of the people who developed the DSM system. -- Contemporary Psychology

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1048 pages
• Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub; 1 edition (January 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0890420734
• ISBN-13: 978-0890420737
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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