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Making diagnosis meaningful : enhancing evaluation and treatment of psychological disorders / edited by James W. Barron.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders.
- Mental illness--Diagnosis--Evaluation.
- Mental illness.
- Mental illness--Diagnosis--Philosophy.
- Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders--Evaluation.
- Mental illness--Treatment.
- Psychotherapist and patient.
- Psychodynamic psychotherapy.
- Mental Disorders--diagnosis.
- Professional-Patient Relations.
- Evaluation.
- Mental illness--Diagnosis.
- Medical Subjects:
- Mental Disorders--diagnosis.
- Professional-Patient Relations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Other Title:
- APA PsycBOOKS.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, 1998.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Summary:
- The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV (DSM-IV) has long been considered the Bible of diagnosis and treatment, and is the foundation of treatment decisions made by managed care companies. Yet many mental health professionals are expressing increasing, and voluble, discontent with the DSM as a diagnostic tool. Among the criticisms they direct at the DSM include its reliance on a medical model and its excessive focus on reliability at the expense of validity. /// The contributors to this volume explore these and many other concerns about the DSM system and propose new ways of looking at the diagnostic and treatment activities of therapists. This collection of diverse professional viewpoints contributes to the ongoing dialogue about diagnosis and how it can be meaningfully related to what clinicians do in their actual work with patients. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved)
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 1998. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s1998 dcunns.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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