Main description:

*The bestselling reference and text, updated throughout for DSM-5--from the author of DSM-5 Made Easy.
*Provides a complete course in how to derive an accurate diagnosis, using an active-learning approach.
*A virtual roadmap: diagrams, figures, and tables highlight key elements of the process.
*Diagnostic strategies are brought to life in over 100 case examples.
*Broad audience: used by psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, nurses, counselors, graduate students, and residents.

Contents:

Introduction
I. The Basics of Diagnosis
1. The Road to Diagnosis
2. Getting Started with the Roadmap
3. The Diagnostic Method
4. Putting It Together
5. Coping with Uncertainty
6. Multiple Diagnoses
7. Checking Up
II. The Building Blocks of Diagnosis
8. Understanding the Whole Patient
9. Physical Illness and Mental Diagnosis
10. Diagnosis and the Mental Status Examination
III. Applying the Diagnostic Techniques
11. Diagnosing Depression and Mania
12. Diagnosing Anxiety, Fear, Obsessions, and Worry
13. Diagnosing Psychosis
14. Diagnosing Problems of Memory and Thinking
15. Diagnosing Substance Misuse and Other Addictions
16. Diagnosing Personality and Relationship Problems
17. Beyond Diagnosis: Compliance, Suicide, Violence
18. Patients, Patients
Appendix. Diagnostic Principles