A CLINICIAN'S QUICK GUIDE TO DSM-5

Course overview

The course lists the newly added and classified disorders, removed or reclassified disorders, and any major modifications to diagnostic criteria for disorders retained in DSM-5. The course describes the history of the DSM and the development process used in creating the diagnostic system¿s new structure. The course addresses the controversies and criticisms that arose with the publication of DSM-5 and the alternative diagnostic systems recently proposed. The quick reference lists and charts included in the course are an indispensable resource for those clinicians ready to use DSM-5. For clinicians interested in a more in-depth explanation of the categorical and diagnosis changes and greater diagnostic guidance, a longer version of this course is available.