Treatment Companion to the DSM-IV-TR Casebook

It is easy to understand the enduring popularity of the DSM Casebooks. They bring DSM diagnostic criteria to life using real-world cases, they familiarize practitioners with different types of patients they would otherwise not encounter in their work or studies, and they help teach the principles of differential diagnosis. Yet the DSM Casebooks focus almost exclusively on diagnosis - and not on treatment issues. This practical companion volume to the DSM-IV-TR Casebook takes us a step further. Here, for the first time, case studies include not only diagnosis, but also in-depth discussions by world-renowned experts of state-of-the-art approaches to treatment. The 34 fascinating case studies cover a wide variety of psychiatric disorders: alcohol dependence, Alzheimer's disease, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, paedophilia, schizophrenia, somatization disorder, and many others. Designed for easy reading, this volume presents cases alphabetically by diagnosis, each followed by detailed references, and concludes with four indexes that list cases by name, discussant, diagnosis, and subject. This meticulously detailed volume of dynamic real-life case studies is simply a 'must-read' for all mental health care professionals interested in expert opinion on todays treatment approaches. Psychiatric students, educators, and practitioners - as well as social workers, nurses, medical physicians, and interested laypersons - will find this unique volume of inestimable value in their day-to-day work.