Updated for the DSM-IV-TR, this casebook seeks to facilitate the transition from the concepts and terminology of DSM-IV-TR to actual clinical situations by providing clinical vignettes for illustration and study. It aims to help both students and clinicians visualize DSM-IV-TR disorders through the use of clinical vignettes. Each is followed by a discussion of DSM-IV-TR differential diagnosis.

Table of Contents

Mental disorders in adults. Mental disorders in children and adolescents. Cases illustrating multiaxial assessment. International cases. Historical cases. Appendix A: Index of case names. Appendix B: Cases by special interest. Appendix C: DSM-IV-TR classification. Appendix D: Index of cases by DSM-IV-TR diagnosis.

Reviews

"As a whole, this book is an excellent reference that I believe makes the study of psychiatry using DSM-IV format a little bit less tedious and much more enjoyable. This book is a good learning tool."-- "Doody's Publishing", "March 2002"