DSM-IV-TR Guidebook

By Allen Frances, Harold Alan Pincus, Michael B. First

Book Overview

Designed for the clinician, DSM-IV-TR? Guidebook takes you on an entertaining and informative guided tour through DSM-IV-TR. It details how and why DSM-IV-TR developed the way it did and presents a clear road map of the intricacies of the organization of the DSM system. In this detailed, insightful volume, you will find A synopsis of the essential elements of DSM-IV-TR An annotation that explains and expands on the DSM-IV-TR criteria sets Hundreds of clinical pearls concerning diagnostic evaluation An insiders' view of how and why DSM-IV-TR became what it is A study guide plus 100 multiple -- choice questions to test your DSM-IV-TR knowledge The historical context and conceptual issues surrounding psychiatric diagnosis This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0880484306
• ISBN13: 9780880484305
• Release Date: May 1995
• Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing
• Length: 511 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.1" x 10.1"