THE INTELLIGENT CLINICIAN'S GUIDE TO THE DSM-5

Course overview

By Dr. Joel Paris, M.D. Oxford University Press, 2nd Edition, 2015 The author presents a critique of the DSM-5. It begins with a history of diagnosis in psychiatry, examines diagnostic principles, followed by specific diagnosis. This book should aid the clinicians who rely on DSM manuals, in general, and the DSM-5, in particular. Upon completion of this course, you will be able to discuss/explain: The history of diagnoses in psychiatry. How diagnostic manuals "are made." What is, and is not, a mental disorder. The clinical utility of the DSM-5. Specific diagnoses discussed in the DSM-5.