Dsm-IV Guidebook

by Allen Frances, Michael B. First, Harold Alan Pincus

Practical handbook for psychiatrists and residents to facilitate the use of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition. Offers explanations, tips, shortcuts, historical perspective, and clarifications. Mental Disorders - diagnosis.

501 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1995

About the author

Allen J. Frances (born 1942) is an American psychiatrist.
He is currently Professor and Chairman Emeritus of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University School of Medicine.
He is best known for serving as chair of the American Psychiatric Association task force overseeing the development and revision of the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV).
Frances is the founding editor of two well-known psychiatric journals: the Journal of Personality Disorders and the Journal of Psychiatric Practice.