Monday, August 27, 2012

DSM-IV Made Easy by James R. Morrison




This book is organized, detailed, accessible and all but essential in wading by means of the tricky waters of DSM IV. The creator has carried out a superb job of taking the DSM diagnostic standards and adding suggestions, additional info, and commentary. Maybe, most importantly, he devotes a lot of the ebook to those diagnoses that a clinician is most likely to come across within the "actual world" whereas giving relatively little attention to the extra esoteric disorders.

Morrison does a wonderful job of breaking down the advanced difficulties of prognosis right into a manageable, thorough and above all readable guide. Where DSM - IV is daunting and impersonal, DSM-IV Made Simple guides the reader with an evident understanding of the difficulties faced not solely by the uninitiated but additionally the experienced. Nicely written vignettes help deliver DSM's problems to life and step by step diagnoses are invaluable instruments in learning to use DSM's vast criteria. 

Accessibly written and easy to make use of, this comprehensive e-book covers every part professionals and students need to find out about DSM-IV. Following the same format as DSM-IV, the text presents every diagnosis. For each it includes case examples, a detailed analysis of each case, and a clear rationalization of the way to arrive at the analysis and how to rule out other possibilities. Important for all psychological well being practitioners learning for his or her licensing exams, this palms-on useful resource can be valued by psychiatrists, residents, psychologists, marriage and household counselors, social staff, and anybody who needs to find out about DSM-IV.