DSM-IV Training Guide

by William H. Reid, Michael G. Wise

Out of date. Written for an earlier edition of the American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, though most of the disorder identifiers are still accurate. The multiaxial system is no longer used.

Genres: Psychology

Paperback

First published May 1, 1995

About the author

William H. Reid, MD, MPH, is one of America's leading forensic psychiatrists. His professional career includes professorships at several medical schools and serving as medical director of one of the nation's largest state mental health and developmental disability systems. He was president of North America's premiere forensic psychiatry organization (the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law), has published some 16 books and over 200 professional articles, been an expert witness or consultant in hundreds of criminal and civil cases (for prosecution/plaintiff, defense, or as a judge's expert) at the interface of mental health and the law, and treated thousands of psychiatric patients.

He lives, practices and writes in Horseshoe Bay, Texas, where he enjoys family & friends, plays mediocre tennis, and performs acoustic blues with the best musicians he can find who will tolerate him.