Study Guide to DSM-IV-TR (Fauman, Study Guide to Dsm-IV-Tr) [Paperback]

Michael A. Fauman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2002 | ISBN-10: 1585620467 | ISBN-13: 978-1585620463 | Edition: 1st

Study Guide to DSM-IV-TR® demonstrates the fundamental features of DSM-IV-TR disorders through brief clinical vignettes, and questions and answers. These vignettes help beginning students and experienced clinicians visualize a disorder in the context of a multidimensional patient who is characterized by more than just the fulfillment of individual diagnostic criteria. Study Guide to DSM-IV-TR® -Describes common problems in diagnosis -Provides guidelines for resolving issues of diagnostic uncertainty -Summarizes the core concepts of the diagnostic group discussed in each chapter -Presents interesting case examples that provide Âdiagnostic prototypes of the individual disorders included in DSM-IV-TR -Includes self-assessment questions that allow the reader to test their understanding of DSM-IV-TR Several new sections have been added -Boundary Between Normality and Abnormality -Dimensional vs. Categorical Classification Study Guide to DSM-IV-TR® is an indispensable companion designed to help students, residents, and clinicians conceptualize how DSM-IV-TR can be used in everyday practice.

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"This is an extremely useful book that should be studied and referenced when using the DSM-IV-TR." -- Doody’s Publishing, March 2002

About the Author

Michael A. Fauman, Ph.D., M.D., is Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan School of Medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He is also Medical Director and Vice President for Medical Services at Magellan Behavioral of Michigan, Inc. in Farmington Hills, Michigan.

Product Details

• Paperback: 424 pages
• Publisher: Amer Psychiatric Pub; 1st edition (January 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585620467
• ISBN-13: 978-1585620463
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #61,403 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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58 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Invaluable resource in learning the DSM-IV-TR, October 12, 2004

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This review is from: Study Guide to DSM-IV-TR (Fauman, Study Guide to Dsm-IV-Tr) (Paperback)

I bought this book as a study aid to assist me in preparing for my counseling licensure exam. I own the DSM-IV-TR but found that it was difficult for me to learn with it because it was so technical. The study guide breaks the diagnoses down into simpler descriptions, gives case examples of clients with the various disorders, and provides study questions to help you evaluate your progress in learning. It goes over important definitions, key diagnostic points and how to make a differential diagnosis. Since using this to study, my confidence in making a diagnosis has increased greatly. I highly recommend this book to any clinician or graduate student.

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Guide Will Help You Tame "The Beast", November 28, 2006

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This review is from: Study Guide to DSM-IV-TR (Fauman, Study Guide to Dsm-IV-Tr) (Paperback)

Whether you are a graduate student, intern, novice clinician,or a veteran, you know from experience that the DSM-IV-TR is a beast of a book in terms of navigation.

Dr. Fauman has provided a cogent guide to help you tame this beast. What I find most helpful are the clinical vignettes and the way he attempts to tease out over-lapping, and/or mutually exclusive diagnoses. I am using this book (by recommendation) to review for my state's counselor license exam as I was told that this resource would provide more than adequate assistance for this purpose.

The only downside to this text is the price. APA books are just plain bloody expensive, but like anything else, you get what you pay for. The information contained in this book while a tad overpriced, will be worth it in the long-run, I feel.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The DSM-IV-TR personified, August 15, 2009

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Deb (Palo Alto, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Study Guide to DSM-IV-TR (Fauman, Study Guide to Dsm-IV-Tr) (Paperback)

A valuable resource for students and clinicians alike, Fuaman's _Study Guide to DSM-IV-TR_ brings life to the clinical diagnoses of the DSM-IV-TR. Like the DSM-IV-TR itself, the book is incredibly well-organized and predictable (great for those with Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder traits, I might add), and each chapter (which corresponds to a DSM-IV-TR section) contains the following sections:

1.Clinical Vignette(s)--interesting opening vignettes that illustrate clinical presentations for some of the diagnoses of the section
2.Core Concept of the Diagnostic Group--includes the key criteria applicable to multiple disorders of the section
3.Definitions--succinct explantations of terms used in the DSM-IV-TR
4.Synopses and Diagnostic Prototypes of the Individual Disorders--includes some more juicy vignettes to personify the individual diagnoses
5.Necessary Clinical Information--includes the information needed to be obtained during the clinical assessment in order to make a diagnosis
6.Making a Diagnosis--includes a list of hierarchical questions used to rule out or consider various individual diagnoses
7.Common Problems in Making a Diagnosis-- vignettes used to show diagnostic rationale for both clear cut and "fuzzy" cases
8.Precedence of Diagnosis--includes table which clearly delineates diagnostic hierarchies and exclusions
9.Discussion of Clinical Vignette(s)--revisits opening vignettes of chapter
10.Key Diagnostic Points--summary of salient diagnostic points for the section
11.Common Questions in Making a Diagnosis--vignettes with more challenging diagnoses

Whether you're a student new to the (potentially overwhelming) land of diagnoses or a clinician needing to brush up on diagnostic criteria (to pass a licensing exam, perhaps?), this guide is a perfect complement to the DSM-IV-TR.