Study Guide to DSMIVTR Author:Michael A., Phd Fauman 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... more » 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 "diagnostic 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.« less