“As a mental health professional, you need to understand the diagnostic process and be able to determine when a diagnosis needs to be changed or a different diagnosis is needed.
This book is the best book on this essential and important topic.
“We have a responsibility to accurately diagnose our patients, so I highly recommend that you buy this book and put it to use in your practice.”
-A.
John Rush, MD, Professor Emeritus, Duke University School of Medicine, National University of Singapore

“This book retains the same credibility as many others, while incorporating comprehensive, up-to-date information from the DSM-5-TR.”
-Martin M.
Anthony, PhD, ABPP, Professor of Psychology, Toronto Metropolitan University

“This book goes beyond the technical aspects of diagnosis and demonstrates the importance of compassionate care, effective communication, and shared decision-making.”
-David H.
Klemansky, PsyD, MPH, Professor of Psychology, Yale University

Revised for DSM-5-TR, this book provides clinicians with accurate data and comprehensive guidelines for diagnosing mental disorders in a friendly and systematic manner, guiding readers through the diagnostic process step by step.
It presents methods for evaluating information from various sources, constructing differential diagnoses for a wide variety of disorders, creating safety hierarchies, and utilizing decision trees to derive valid and practical diagnoses.
This book focuses on specific issues related to diagnosis, focusing on the mental disorders most frequently encountered in mental health clinical settings. It is structured to enable integrated practice of applying diagnostic principles and clinical judgment through over 100 case studies spanning a variety of diagnostic categories.