DSM-IV-TR Guidebook

Designed for the clinician, this 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 insider's 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.