Multiple cases are presented within each major category of disorders to help studentsunderstand the nature of differential diagnosis. Cases also reflect cultural and social consideration in making diagnostic decisions. Readers will have an opportunity to formulate their own reactions and diagnostic impressions for each casebefore the commentary reveals the correct conclusion.
An ideal text to enhance courses in psychopathology and diagnosis, as well as practicum andinternship, the casebook will diversify and broaden the classroom experience by enlightening students with compelling clinical cases that have beenexperienced by practicing professionals.
Key Features: Presents in-demand DSM-5 content in depth Designed to meet the training needs of non-medical mental health professionals Offers breadth and depth of coverage including symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment planning Includes multiple cases in each DSM-5 diagnostic category to illustrate differential diagnosis Describes cultural and social implica.
Authors Thomas F. Oltmanns and Robert E. Emery present the most cutting edge information on abnormal psychology by covering methods and treatment in context.
Organized around the way students learn, this title helps readers understand the biological, psychological, and social perspectives of abnormal psychology. The 8th edition has been updated to include DSM-5 information throughout. The authors have integrated DSM-5 into the fabric of every chapter in a thorough, critical way, helping readers think critically about these changes and discuss the pros and cons of the DSM diagnostic systems.
Engaging activities and assessments provide a teaching and learning system that helps students think like a explore abnormal psychology.
With MyPsychLab, students can develop critical thinking skills through writing, simulate classic experiments and surveys, watch videos on research and applications, and explore the Visual Brain in 3-D. Jongsma, Jr. Interview questions are provided conveniently alongside each corresponding DSM-5 criterion, to aid in rating each criterion as either present or absent"--Back book cover. Score: 2.
While science should be the basis of any diagnostic system, to date, there is no knowledge on whether most conditions listed in the manual are true diseases.
Moreover, in DSM-5 the overall definition of mental disorder is weak, failing to distinguish psychopathology from normality.
In spite of all the progress that has been made in neuroscience over the last few decades, the psychiatric community is no closer to understanding the etiology and pathogenesis of mental disorders than it was fifty years ago. In Making the DSM-5, prominent experts delve into the debate about psychiatric nosology and examine the conceptual and pragmatic issues underlying the new manual.
While retracing the historic controversy over DSM, considering the political context and economic impact of the manual, and focusing on what was revised or left unchanged in the new edition, this timely volume addresses the main concerns of the future of psychiatry and questions whether the DSM legacy can truly improve the specialty and advance its goals.
Renowned diagnostician and bestselling author James Morrison DSM-5 Made Easy and other works invites the reader to interview and evaluate 26 patients with a wide spectrum of presenting complaints and ultimate diagnoses. Using multiple-choice questions and fill-in-the-blank exercises, clinicians practice the arts of interviewing and making diagnostic decisions.
The convenient large-size format facilitates use. Neurodevelopmental DisordersChapter 5. Bipolar and Related DisordersChapter 7.
Depressive DisordersChapter 8. Anxiety DisordersChapter 9. Obsessive-Compulsive and Related DisordersChapter Trauma- and Stressor-Related DisordersChapter Dissociative DisordersChapter Somatic Symptom and Related DisordersChapter Feeding and Eating DisordersChapter Elimination DisordersChapter Sleep-Wake DisordersChapter Sexual DysfunctionsChapter Gender DysphoriaChapter Substance-Related and Addictive DisordersChapter Neurocognitive DisordersChapter Personality DisordersChapter Paraphilic DisordersChapter Other Mental DisordersChapter Assessment MeasuresChapter Cultural FormulationChapter
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