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 Dewey Decimal Number: 616.89075 EAN: 9780890420614 Edition: 4Rev Ed ISBN: 0890420610 Label: American Psychiatric Association Manufacturer: American Psychiatric Association Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 886 Publication Date: 1994-05 Publisher: American Psychiatric Association Studio: American Psychiatric Association Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Essential for psychology, counseling, and social work majorThe "bible" of mental health diagnosis, it is a must have for those pursuing a career in any mental health specialty. Clearly describes the criteria for diagnosis. Provides better understanding of the line between certain mental illness Rating: - A TOOL, NOT A NOVELThe DSM-IV is a necessary tool in mental health care! It is not a coffee table book, nor a novel that one cuddles as they caress a mug of hot cocoa. If you are a professional, a student, or if you work with the mentally ill population in any capacity..this book is a must. The codes are for insurance rating purposes. This same codong is used for all medical conditions... Hardly a bad thing! People want their insurance to pay! It may be regretable that a diagnosis is immediately required in order ... Read More Rating:  - ewe, gross!This manual disenfranchises all that is interesting about human nature. We professionals are all aware it was created for insurance coding, but it has somehow contaminated the less intelligent careerists in our ranks (which is just about all of us), who are susceptible to its suggestion, and we now find ourselves using this caricature tabloid like a map of the psyche itself. This manual is the cause and effect of an anti-intellectual strain of professionalism that has all but replaced scholarship ... Read More Rating: - REIMBURSMENT, POLITICAL CURRENCYHonolulu hit it on the head when suggesting this insurance manual has political overtones. I have been researching this document for three years now; and here is what I've found: the initial DSM listed homosexuality as a mental disorder. The DSM II did likewise - but was disclaimed after the second printing. The Veterans Administration are the primary research contributors. Though the VA is surely the best research organization in the world, they inexplicabably fail to acknowledge thier sample ... Read More Rating: - Quite a good read, despite a reputation for being dry.The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV referring to the 4th edition) is often called "the psychiatrist's bible." Like a certain other Bible, DSM-IV is not holy writ (and indeed, in the introduction it explicitly states that the criteria contained therein are intended to be used only as guidelines), but it does provide an interesting look at Western culture. The evolution of the DSM has been fascinating, and I'm sure that when the next edition comes out, those of us who weren't ... Read More 
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