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Make the DSM-IV-TR user-friendly with this powerful learning tool! This expanded and updated edition of Dr. Munson's highly acclaimed book is the indispensable companion volume and guide to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition-Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR), published by the American Psychiatric Association. The only study guide currently available for the DSM-IV-TR, The Mental Health Diagnostic Desk Reference, Second Edition, provides clear, cogent expositions of every disorder in the manual. All the information in this edition has been updated to reflect the new thinking and the current criteria. Easy to use in a consistent, all-inclusive format, The Mental Health Diagnostic Desk Reference, Second Edition, offers a detailed explanation of every part of the DSM-IV-TR, from its multi-axial classification system to the criteria for diagnosing individual disorders. It offers guidelines of diagnosis, examples of treatment planning, and 81 helpful illustrations, including color-coded supplemental visuals highlighting the diagnostic criteria for disorders most frequently encountered in clinical practice. It even features a thorough review of the 26 syndromes considered for inclusion in the DSM-IV-TR that did not reach the research criteria for a full-scale disorder.In addition, The Mental Health Diagnostic Desk Reference, Second Edition, is the only guide to applying the new culture-bound syndromes. It even includes a detailed case example of preparing a cultural formulation. References are provided at the end of each chapter, and a master reference list is printed at the end of the book, which enhances ease of use.Summaries for each class of disorders include:
a listing of codes and disorders
a fundamental features section describing core aspects of disorders
brief tips to highlight significant information and helpful diagnostic techniques
differential diagnosis strategies and tips
standardized measures and scales recommended for their effectiveness, ease of use, brevity of administration, and cost
recommended reading
Written by nationally respected clinician, supervisor, and educator Dr. Carlton Munson, The Mental Health Diagnostic Desk Reference, Second Edition, will help end clinical gridlock and enable you to improve services to your clients within the context of managed care.
Contents
Contents
List of Visuals
Preface to the First Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
Acknowledgments Disclaimer
Chapter 1. Introduction
About This Book
Organization of Chapters Related to Specific Disorders
Other Key Features of the Book
A Final Introductory Word
Chapter 2. Historic Heritage of Classification
Introduction
Importance of Knowing the History of Classification
Historical Summary
Current View of Causation
Recommended Reading
Chapter 3. Organization of the DSM-IV-TR
Contents
Task Force on DSM-IV
Work Groups for the DSM-IV Text Revision
Acknowledgments for the DSM-IV
Adknowledgments for the DSM-IV-Text Revision
Introduction
Cautionary Statement
Use of the Manual
DSM-IV-TR Classification
Multiaxial Assessment
Disorders Categories
Additional Codes
Appendixes
Summary of Appendix D: Highlights of Changes in the DSM-IV Text Revision
Index
Recommened Standardized Measures
Recommended Reading
Chapter 4. The Multiaxial System
Introduction
Axis I: Clinical Disorders and Axis II: Personality Disorders and Mental Retardation
Axis III: General Medical Conditions
Axis IV: Psychosocial and Environmental Problems (PEPs)
Axis V: Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF)
Additional Functioning Assessment Scales
Rule Out
Diagnostic Illustration
Treatment Planning
Nonaxial Format
How to Study
Recommended Reading
Chapter 5. Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence (ICA Disorders)
Disorders
Fundamental Features
Infant and Child GAF
Subtypes and Specifiers
Changes in ICA Disorders from DSM-III-R to DSM-IV and DSM-IV-TR
Age of Onset
Differential Diagnosis
Recommended Reading
Mental Retardation
Learning Disorders
Motor Skills Disorder
Communication Disorders
Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDDs)
Attention-Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders
Feeding and Eating Disorders of Infancy or Early Childhood
Tic Disorders
Elimination Disorders
Other Disorders of Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence
Conclusion
Chapter 6. Delirium, Dementia, and Amnestic and Other Cognitive Disorders
Disorders
Fundamental Features
Recommended Reading
Chapter 7. Mental Disorders Due to a General Medical Condition Not Elsewhere Classified
Disorders
Fundamental Features
Recommended Standardized Measures
Recommended Reading
Chapter 8. Substance-Related Disorders
Disorders
Fundamental Features
Organization
Differential Diagnosis
Recommended Standardized Measures
Recommended Reading
Chapter 9. Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
Disorders
Fundamental Features
Differential Diagnosis
Recommended Standardized Measures
Recommended Reading
Chapter 10. Mood Disorders
Disorders
Fundamental Features
Differential Diagnosis
Recommended Standardized Measures
Recommended Reading
Chapter 11. Anxiety Disorders
Disorders
Fundamental Features
Acute Stress Disorder
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Differential Diagnosis
Recommended Standardized Measures
Recommended Reading
Chapter 12. Somatoform Disorders
Disorders
Fundamental Features
Differential Diagnosis
Recommended Standardized Measures
Recommended Reading
Chapter 13. Factitious Disorders
Disorders
Fundamental Features
Differential Diagnosis
Recommended Standardized Measures
Recommended Reading
Chapter 14. Dissociative Disorders
Disorders
Fundamental Features
Differential Diagnosis
Recommended Standardized Measures
Recommended Reading
Chapter 15. Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders
Disorders
