정신 질환을 진단하고 분류하기 위해 전세계 수백명의 전문가들이 10년 이상에 걸친 노력으로 만든 매뉴얼로서 정신질환을 진단, 치료, 연구를 개선시키기위해 정신질환을 정의하고 분류시켜 놓은 권위있는 책임. 매뉴얼에 포함 된 정보는 다른 의사와 심리학자, 카운슬러, 간호사, 직업 및 재활 치료사뿐만 아니라, 사회 복지사와 과학 수사와 법적 전문가를 포함한 의료 전문가에 유용함. 정신 질환의 진단 및 분류를위한 가장 확실한 자료임.

This new edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5™), used by clinicians and researchers to diagnose and classify mental disorders, is the product of more than 10-plus years of effort by hundreds of international experts in all aspects of mental health. Their dedication and hard work have yielded an authoritative volume that defines and classifies mental disorders in order to improve diagnoses, treatment, and research. This manual, which creates a common language for clinicians involved in the diagnosis of mental disorders, includes concise and specific criteria intended to facilitate an objective assessment of symptom presentations in a variety of clinical settings—inpatient, outpatient, partial hospital, consultation-liaison, clinical, private practice, and primary care.

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, is the most comprehensive, current, and critical resource for clinical practice available to today's mental health clinicians and researchers of all orientations. The information contained in the manual is also valuable to other physicians and health professionals, including psychologists, counselors, nurses, and occupational and rehabilitation therapists, as well as social workers and forensic and legal specialists. DSM-5™ is the most definitive resource for the diagnosis and classification of mental disorders.

Audience: Clinical psychiatrists in a variety of settings, physicians and health professionals including psychologists, counselors, nurses, and occupational and rehabilitation therapists, and social workers and forensic and legal specialists

Comparable Titles: ISBN 9780890420249 American Psychiatric Association, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR® ) (Hardcover)

ISBN 9780890420256 American Psychiatric Association, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,
Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR® ) (Paperback)

Replaces: ISBN 9780890420249 American Psychiatric Association, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR® ) (Hardcover)