DSM-5 Learning Companion for Counselors

Description

Written for an audience that includes private practitioners;counselors working in mental health centers, psychiatrichospitals, employee assistance programs, and othercommunity settings; as well as counselor educatorsand their students, the DSM-5 Learning Companion forCounselors breaks down the concepts and terminology inthe DSM-5 and explains how this diagnostic tool translatesto the clinical situations encountered most frequently bycounselors.After describing the major structural, philosophical, and diagnostic changes inthe DSM-5, the book is organized into four parts, which are grouped by diagnosticsimilarity and relevance to counselors. Each chapter outlines the key conceptsof each disorder, including major diagnostic changes; essential features; specialconsiderations; differential diagnosis; coding, recording, and specifiers; and, whereapplicable, new or revised criteria. Clinical vignettes, for illustration and study, helpboth clinicians and students visualize and understand DSM-5 disorders. Author notesinterspersed throughout the text assist readers in further understanding and applyingnew material.