This authoritative, user-friendly book offers a complete introduction to the art and science of mental health diagnosis. Meeting a key need for students and novice clinicians, James Morrison, the author of the bestselling DSM-IV Made Easy, systematically takes the reader through every step of the process. He provides clear-cut principles and decision trees for evaluating information from a variety of sources and for constructing a valid working diagnosis that serves as a foundation for treatment. Special features include quick-reference tables, sidebars explaining key concepts, and over 100 case examples that bring the approach to life.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
It does it job!:
It really does its job, it make the tedious process of diagnoising more real with vignettes and easy to follow decision trees.
Diagnosis Made Easier TRUE TO IT'S TITLE:
This volume by Morrison is incredibly reader friendly, common sensical, and practical for use by mental health professionals as it pertains to making accurate diagnoses. A very helpful approach with a step-by-step process of developing your diagnosis.
hate the title:
i am a licensed social worker. this text, as well as morrison's other text on the dsm are good and helpful. i just have to say that i hate the titles. i don't find the DSM 'difficult' or complicated to understand nor do i find differential diagnosis a 'difficult' process. i find it a serious and substantial process, one of depth. i do have philosophical, theoretical, and practical disagreements and issues with the dsm. that doesn't mean i don't understand it. i turn to texts to supplement, enhance, round... more info
Wonderful Book:
1. What makes James Morrison's books special to me James Morrison has a wonderful quality: He is precise without losing his warmth. From graduate school (I have an M.A. in Psychology), I know the following dilemma: Nobody wanted to make a diagnosis of a patient (and wanted even less to be diagnosed!), because it felt like "putting people in boxes" or "being judgmental"; people were afraid the diagnostic process would be mechanical and heartless, the more so, the more precise one tried to be. Indeed,... more info
