Unlock the Secrets of DSM-5: The Essential Companion for Mental Health Professionals

The DSM-5 Guidebook: The Essential Companion to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition is a user-friendly, supplementary guide designed to help psychiatrists, psychologists, and other mental health practitioners navigate the complexities of DSM-5. Written by seasoned expert Donald W. Black, this comprehensive resource provides a clear understanding of the significant changes and improvements introduced in DSM-5.

A Practical Companion to DSM-5

This indispensable guidebook illuminates the content of DSM-5 by teaching mental health professionals how to effectively use the revised diagnostic criteria and providing a practical context for its clinical application. With its engaging and accessible approach, the DSM-5 Guidebook is an essential tool for anyone working in the mental health field.

Key Features of the DSM-5 Guidebook

• A detailed historical overview of the development of the DSM, including the evolution of psychiatry as a whole
• An in-depth exploration of the creation of DSM-5, covering dimensional assessment, reliability and field trials, and the controversies that arose during its development
• A practical chapter on how to use DSM-5, addressing coding, diagnostic certainty, the demise of the multiaxial system, and key changes to each diagnostic category
• Full coverage of the significant reorganization from DSM-IV-TR to DSM-5, incorporating advances in neuroscience, brain imaging, and genetics
• Extensive discussion on the integration of dimensional measures into DSM-5, enhancing the clinician’s ability to assess symptom variation and severity, and aiding in patient evaluation, treatment decisions, and outcome monitoring

A Fresh Perspective on DSM-5

What sets the DSM-5 Guidebook apart is its fresh, down-to-earth perspective, unencumbered by the biases of the revision process. Written by authors who were not part of the revision process, this guidebook offers a unique, clinician-focused approach that will resonate with mental health professionals.

By providing a roadmap to the many changes in DSM-5, the DSM-5 Guidebook is an invaluable resource for psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurses, neurologists, social workers, and all those striving to understand mental illness as it is conceived today.

Get ready to unlock the secrets of DSM-5 and take your practice to the next level.

Product Details:

Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing

Publication Date: February 1, 2014

Language: English

ISBN: 9781585624652

ISBN: 9781585625321