DSM-5[trademark] Clinical Cases is a versatile volume designed to be used in a variety of contexts and for an audience that includes teachers, students, and clinicians. A companion to DSM-5[trademark], Clinical Cases brings DSM-5[trademark] to life through engaging narratives of every disorder. Faithful to the new edition, the book emphasizes the diagnostic concerns of severity, dimensionality, culture, age and development, and gender. Each case is presented by an expert who concludes with a discussion of the context of the diagnosis. Anyone interested in understanding the interface between disorder classification and patient diagnosis will find DSM-5[trademark] Clinical Cases compelling, captivating, and enlightening to read.
An anthology of intriguing cases that are meant to illustrate most diagnosis present in DSM V. The discussions following the cases are illuminating in a variety of ways and make the cases very accessible.
I was shocked by the vast gaps in attention and unsettling diagnostic processes I read about in this text. The psychology field has a long way to go! Eek! That being said, I'm glad I read it, and I learned some interesting stuff, particularly about learning disabilities and comorbidity.