The Pocket Guide to the DSM-5 Diagnostic Exam - Softcover

Abraham M. Nussbaum

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1585624667 ISBN 13: 9781585624669

Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

Designed for interviewers at all levels of experience, The Pocket Guide to the DSM-5 Diagnostic Exam is the clinician s companion for using DSM-5 in diagnostic interviews. Beginning with an introduction to the diagnostic interview, the Pocket Guide addresses the goals of the interview, provides an efficient structure for learning how to conduct one, reviews the screening questions, and then tackles the ways in which DSM-5, with its updated approaches to diagnosis and classification, impacts the interview going forward. Significant revisions from DSM-IV-TR to DSM-5 are reviewed. The final chapter, the core of the guide, walks the reader through a complete diagnostic examination that includes the follow-up questions for each of the DSM-5 disorder classes.

The book is useful for beginners learning the format and flow of the diagnostic interview and for seasoned clinicians conducting an interview consistent with the significant revisions reflected in DSM-5. Not intended to replace DSM-5 itself or psychiatric interview texts, The Pocket Guide to the DSM-5 Diagnostic Exam is a pragmatic and concise resource for diagnosing a person in mental distress while establishing a therapeutic relationship.

About this title

About the Author:

Abraham M. Nussbaum, M.D., is Director of the Denver Health Adult Inpatient Psychiatry Service, and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

About this edition

• Publisher: American Psychiatric Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1585624667
• ISBN 13: 9781585624669
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 275