DSM-5 Learning Companion for Counselors

Written for an audience that includes private practitioners; counselors working in mental health centers, psychiatric hospitals, employee assistance programs, and other community settings; as well as counselor educators and their students, this helpful guide breaks down the concepts and terminology in the DSM-5 and explains how this diagnostic tool translates to the clinical situations encountered most frequently by counselors. After describing the major structural, philosophical, and diagnostic changes in the DSM-5, the book is organized into four parts, which are grouped by diagnostic similarity and relevance to counselors. Each chapter outlines the key concepts of each disorder, including major diagnostic changes; essential features; special considerations; differential diagnosis; coding, recording, and specifiers; and, where applicable, new or revised criteria. Clinical vignettes help both clinicians and students visualize and understand DSM-5 disorders. Author notes throughout the text assist readers in further understanding and applying new material.

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DSM-5: Learning Companion for Counselors -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview -- Counseling Identity and Diagnosis -- Why We Wrote Th is Learning Companion -- The Revision Process -- Revision Feedback -- Organization of the DSM-5 Learning Companion for Counselors -- References -- Chapter 2: Structural, Philosophical, and Major Diagnostic Changes -- History of the DSM -- DSM-5 Structural Changes -- DSM-5 Philosophical Changes -- Major Diagnostic Highlights -- Implications of the DSM-5.

Future of the DSM-5: Where Will It Go From Here? -- References -- Introduction to Diagnostic Changes: Part One to Part Four Overview -- Part One: Changes and Implications Involving Mood, Anxiety, and Stressor-Related Concerns -- Part One: Introduction -- Chapter 3: Depressive Disorders -- Major Changes From DSM-IV-TR to DSM-5 -- Differential Diagnosis -- Etiology and Treatment -- Implications for Counselors -- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder -- Major Depressive Disorder, Single Episode and Recurrent Episodes -- Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia) -- Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder.

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