DSM-IV-TR Book Review
DSM-IV-TR Book Review
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION P. 3-4
MULTI-AXIAL ASSESSMENT P.4-5
MENTAL DISORDER DESCRIPTIONS P. 5-7
AXIS I: SCHIZOPHRENIA P.5-6
AXIS I: ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS P.6
AXIS I: ANXIETY DISORDER P.6-7
AXIS II: MENTAL RETARDATION P.7
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THE DSM-IV-TR P.8
REFERENCES P.9
Introduction
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Test Revision (DSM-IV-TR), is a manual used by practitioners to help guide them to an accurate diagnosis of a patient. The DSM-IV-TR was designed to be useful in a variety of settings such as inpatient and outpatient centers, clinics, private practices and primary care facilities. Many of the individuals that use the DSM-IV-TR include psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, nurses, counselors and other mental health professionals. This manual provides a description of each cognitive, emotional and behavior disorder.
In the DSM-IV-TR, each disorder includes a set of diagnostic criteria that include symptoms that are present as well as the length of time the disorder has to be present for there to be a diagnosis. These diagnostic criteria are useful to practitioners because they provide a guideline to help practitioners make a reliable discussion on the patient disorder.
Additionally, under each disorder, the following details are discussed: diagnostic features, subtypes and/or specifies, recording procedures, associated features and disorders, specific culture age, and gender features, prevalence, course, familial pattern, and differential diagnosis.
Within the DSM-IV-TR, the disorders are grouped into 16 major diagnostic classes. The 16 major diagnostic classes are: Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence; Delirium, Dementia, and Amnestic and Other Cognitive Disorders; Mental Disorders Due to a General Medical Condition;
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION P. 3-4
MULTI-AXIAL ASSESSMENT P.4-5
MENTAL DISORDER DESCRIPTIONS P. 5-7
AXIS I: SCHIZOPHRENIA P.5-6
AXIS I: ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS P.6
AXIS I: ANXIETY DISORDER P.6-7
AXIS II: MENTAL RETARDATION P.7
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THE DSM-IV-TR P.8
REFERENCES P.9
Introduction
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Test Revision (DSM-IV-TR), is a manual used by practitioners to help guide them to an accurate diagnosis of a patient. The DSM-IV-TR was designed to be useful in a variety of settings such as inpatient and outpatient centers, clinics, private practices and primary care facilities. Many of the individuals that use the DSM-IV-TR include psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, nurses, counselors and other mental health professionals. This manual provides a description of each cognitive, emotional and behavior disorder.
In the DSM-IV-TR, each disorder includes a set of diagnostic criteria that include symptoms that are present as well as the length of time the disorder has to be present for there to be a diagnosis. These diagnostic criteria are useful to practitioners because they provide a guideline to help practitioners make a reliable discussion on the patient disorder.
Additionally, under each disorder, the following details are discussed: diagnostic features, subtypes and/or specifies, recording procedures, associated features and disorders, specific culture age, and gender features, prevalence, course, familial pattern, and differential diagnosis.
Within the DSM-IV-TR, the disorders are grouped into 16 major diagnostic classes. The 16 major diagnostic classes are: Disorders Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence; Delirium, Dementia, and Amnestic and Other Cognitive Disorders; Mental Disorders Due to a General Medical Condition;