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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV-TR Fourth Edition (Text Revision)
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  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) available on November 03 2023 from BiggerBooks for 43.62
  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV-TR Fourth Edition (Text Revision) available on February 01 2015 from Amazon for 49.00
  • ISBN bar code 9780890420256 ξ4 registered November 03 2023
  • ISBN bar code 9780890420256 ξ3 registered November 15 2014
  • ISBN bar code 9780890420256 ξ5 registered February 01 2015
  • ISBN bar code 9780890420256 ξ2 registered April 03 2012
  • ISBN bar code 9780890420256 ξ1 registered April 03 2012
  • Product category is Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR), 9780890420256, Book, Textbook Book
  • Manufacturered by Amer Psychiatric Pub

  • # 9780890420256R

  • Product weight is 3.7 lbs.

References
    ^ (1994). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders: DSM-IV, American Psychiatric Association. Product. (revised May 2012)
    ^ (2012). 9780890420256, American Psychiatric Association. Wiki. (revised Nov 2012)
    ^ Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders by American Psychiatric Association Staff (2000, Trade Paperback, Revised edition) (revised Apr 2021)
    ^ (2015). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR), AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC PRESS INC. BiggerBooks. (revised Nov 2023)
    ^ Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM-IV-TR Fourth Edition (Text Revision), Amer Psychiatric Pub. Amazon. (revised Feb 2015)

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Of course, this is the bible of mental disorder diagnoses, at least in the U.S. The diagnoses are pretty inclusive, but there are several problems with this book as it pertains to the practice of Psychiatry. First, the book offers about 900 pages on symptom diagnosis, and about half a paragraph on the types of psychiatric medications that are effective for the particular diagnosis. 95% of diagnoses have absolutely no recommendations for treatment.
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The diagnostic sections remain largely unchanged. Only significant changes were to the text portion, hence the TR designation-- text revised. This is important if you are a student or in a research position. They produced this version in response to the fact that many graduate programs are using the DSM as a text book in their Pathology courses. In this regard, the new version is worthwhile and clearly justified. It also buys them a little more time in development of the DSM V. For clinical purposes, ..
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The text-revised version is virtually identical to the 1994 version of the DSM-IV and not worth buying if you have the 1994 version. Along with the DSM-IV, the DSM-IV Text Revised version is, however, an informative book that provides good introductory information, especially in the "Diagnostic Features" section, about a wide variety of mental disorders. A problem of the manual, in my opinion, is its use of a categorical classification system while ignoring the dimensional nature of psychological phenomena.
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