Dsm-IV Training Guide: Secondary Traumatic Stress Disorders in Those Who Treat the Traumatized »

Summarizes how clinicians should use DSM-IV w/discussion of each disorder for proper diagnosis.

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Assists mental health professionals in understanding diagnosis and application of the multiaxial evaluation system. Describes the essential features of disorders and diagnostic criteria, highlighting differences between DSM-IV and DSM-III-R for each disorder, and provides ICD-10 classification alongside of the DSM-IV classifications. A section on DSM basics explains the multiaxial system and how to use the five axes, and outlines the evolution and direction of DSM-IV. Includes a glossary. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)