Full Description
Study Guide to DSM-IV-TRﾂｮ 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 of individual diagnostic criteria. Study Guide to DSM-IV-TRﾂｮ -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 ﾂdiagnostic prototypesﾂ 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ﾂｮ is an indispensable companion designed to help students, residents, and clinicians conceptualize how DSM-IV-TR can be used in everyday practice.
Contents
Introduction. Clinical monitoring, standards, and liability. Presenting your case to a reviewer. Presenting an inpatient case. Presenting a partial hospital case. Presenting a substance abuse case. Fundamentals of clinical documentation. Documenting individual patient care. Index.
