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Accessibly written and easy to use, this comprehensive book covers everything professionals and students need to know about DSM-IV. Following the same format as DSM-IV, the text presents every diagnosis. For each it includes case examples, a detailed analysis of each case, and a clear explanation of how to arrive at the diagnosis and how to rule out other possibilities. Essential for all mental health practitioners studying for their licensing exams, this hands-on resource will be valued by psychiatrists, residents, psychologists, marriage and family counselors, social workers, and anyone who needs to know about DSM-IV.

Tabla de contenidos provista por Syndetics

• Introduction(p. 1)
• Chapter 1 Delirium, Dementia, and Amnestic and Other Cognitive Disorders(p. 11)
• Chapter 2 Mental Disorders Due to a General Medical Condition(p. 53)
• Chapter 3 Substance-Related Disorders(p. 62)
• Chapter 4 Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders(p. 134)
• Chapter 5 Mood Disorders(p. 185)
• Chapter 6 Anxiety Disorders(p. 245)
• Chapter 7 Somatoform Disorders(p. 287)
• Chapter 8 Factitious Disorder(p. 311)
• Chapter 9 Dissociative Disorders(p. 317)
• Chapter 10 Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders(p. 332)
• Chapter 11 Eating Disorders(p. 387)
• Chapter 12 Sleep Disorders(p. 396)
• Chapter 13 Impulse-Control Disorders Not Elsewhere Classified(p. 439)
• Chapter 14 Adjustment Disorder(p. 454)
• Chapter 15 Personality Disorders(p. 458)
• Chapter 16 Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence(p. 496)
• Chapter 17 Other Factors That May Need Clinical Attention(p. 533)
• Chapter 18 Evaluating the Mental Health Patient(p. 544)
• Appendices(p. 581)
• Index(p. 587)

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

James Morrison, MD, was educated at Reed College and obtained his medical and psychiatric training at Washington University in St. Louis. He is currently Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Oregon Health Sciences University. He is the author of The First Interview, DSM-IV Made Easy , and When Psychological Problems Mask Medical Disorders , and coauthor (with Thomas F. Anders) of Interviewing Children and Adolescents.