This clearly written guide provides a succinct and well-organized overview of the principles of diagnostic classification used by the DSM-IV. Readers learn how the DSM-IV "works" as a method of organizing and communicating our understanding of adjustment and cognitive disorders in youth. Chapters group diagnoses thematically by prominent presenting symptoms, focusing on the disorders most commonly encountered in school-age children and adolescents. The volume has now been updated with new information reflecting changes in the DSM-IV-TR, published in 2000, and the IDEA 97 Final Regulations, published in 1999. --- from the publisher Contents: Introduction
I. Diagnostic Issues and the Use of DSM-IV
1. Psychiatric Diagnosis: Issues for School Psychologists
2. An Overview of the DSM-IV Diagnostic System
3. Learning to Use DSM-IV
II. Guidelines for Evaluation of Presenting Problems
4. Disruptive Behavior Symptoms (Externalizing Problems)
5. Emotional Symptoms (Internalizing Problems)
6. Substance-Related Problems, Other "Addictive" Behaviors, and Harmful Environmental Effects
7. Highly Focused Symptom Patterns
8. Problems with Mental Ability, Learning, Communication, and Cognition
9. Highly Atypical Symptom Patterns: Pervasive Developmental Disorders and Psychoses
10. Personality Disorders
11. Additional Codes and Categories
III. The Application of DSM-IV in School Settings: Issues And Topics
12. Ethics and Professional Responsibility in Evaluation
13. The Case Record: Data and Supporting Documentation for Diagnosis
14. Seeking Reimbursement for Assessment and Diagnosis within School Settings
15. DSM-IV and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
16. Concerns about DSM-IV from the publisher's website |
