The Clinical Assessment Workbook: Balancing Strengths and Differential Diagnosis - Softcover

Pomeroy, Elizabeth; Wambach, Kathryn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0534578438 ISBN 13: 9780534578435

Publisher: Brooks Cole, 2002

Synopsis

The purpose of this workbook is to facilitate student’s understanding of the DSM IV and other texts related to the diagnoses of mental disorders. It is designed to enhance the student’s ability to assess clients’ strengths and to diagnose any emotional difficulties the client may be experiencing. It will provide students with the opportunity to practice their assessment skills in a classroom environment prior to entering the field as a mental health professional. Students will not only learn the various diagnostic categories of the DSM IV but also how to apply these categories to clients they will be seeing in practice. It will aid students in understanding dual diagnoses, symptom formulation, and the overlap between diagnostic categories.

About this title

Review:

1. Introduction. 2. Infant, Childhood and Adolescent Disorders. 3. Cognitive Disorders and Neurological Disorders Due to a Medical Condition. 4. Alcohol and Drug-Related Disorders. 5. Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses. 6. Disorders Related to Emotional State or Mood. 7. Anxiety Disorders. 8. Somatoform and Factitious Disorders. 9. Disorders of Dissociation. 10. Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders. 11. Eating Disorders. 12. Sleep-Related Disorders. 13. Impulse-Control Disorders Not Elsewhere Classified. 14. Personality Disorders. 15. Adjustment Disorders and V-Codes. 16. Additional Cases for Assessment.

About the Author:

Elizabeth Pomeroy earned a B.A. at the University of North Carolina-Asheville, an M.S.W. at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and a Ph.D. at The University of Texas at Austin. With more than 20 years of experience, Pomeroy’s current teaching and research interests include clinical social work courses with a focus on mental health, health and children, and families; HIV/AIDS interventions; crime victims; interventions for offenders in the criminal justice system; and clinical social work group interventions for children, adults, and families.

About this edition

• Publisher: Brooks Cole
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0534578438
• ISBN 13: 9780534578435
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400