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DSM-5

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders by American Psychiatric Association Staff
ISBN: 9780890425572
Publication Date: 2013-07-21
Used by clinicians and researchers to diagnose and classify mental disorders, this work is the product of more than 10 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.
DSM-5® Handbook of Differential Diagnosis by Michael B. First
ISBN: 9781585629985
Publication Date: 2014-01-18
The DSM-5® Handbook of Differential Diagnosis is the preeminent guide to differential diagnosis for both clinicians and students learning psychiatric diagnosis.
DSM-5® Clinical Cases by John W. Barnhill (Editor)
ISBN: 9781585629978
Publication Date: 2014-01-07
DSM-5® Clinical Cases presents patient cases that exemplify the mental disorders categorized in the newly released DSM-5®, bringing DSM-5® alive for teachers and students of psychiatry, psychology, social work, nursing, and related mental health and healthcare fields.

What is the DSM?

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) provides a common language and standard criteria for the classification of mental disorders. The DSM is used in the United States and to various degrees around the world. It is used or relied upon by clinicians, researchers, psychiatric drug regulation agencies, health insurance companies, pharmaceutical companies, the legal system, and policy makers. The current version, published on May 18, 2013, is the DSM-5 (fifth edition). [Wikipedia]