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DSM-5 Diagnosis in the Schools

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Renee M Tobin, Alvin E House

  • DSM-5 Diagnosis in the Schools
  • DSM-5 Diagnosis in the Schools
    Cuts through the length & complexity of the DSM5 manual by focusing thematically on the commonest child & adolescent concerns.

268 pages
2016
ISBN: 9781462523726

Thousands of practitioners using prior editions of the DSM have relied on this key resource to optimise their diagnostic practices in PreK-12 settings. Now significantly revised for DSM-5, the book cuts through the overwhelming length and complexity of the diagnostic manual by focusing thematically on the most common child and adolescent concerns. Tips are provided for diagnostic decision making and coding, and technical terms are demystified. Emphasis is given to using diagnosis as a foundation for effective intervention. The book highlights links to special education eligibility under IDEA and discusses ethical and professional issues in school-based assessment.

New to This Edition

  • Revised throughout for DSM-5.
  • Restructured chapters on learning, communication, and motor problems; mood problems; anxiety problems; conduct problems; and impulse-control problems.
  • Updated content on IDEA 2004.
  • Notes encapsulating changes to each set of diagnostic criteria, for those familiar with the prior DSM.
  • Author Commentary sidebars sharing clinical insights and experiences.

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction: Purposes and Features of This Book

I. Diagnostic Issues and the Use of DSM-5

  1. Psychiatric Diagnosis: Issues for School Psychologists
  2. An Overview of the DSM-5 Diagnostic System
  3. Learning to Use DSM-5

II. Guidelines for Evaluation of Presenting Problems

  1. Problems with Intellectual Ability and Cognition
  2. Learning, Communication, and Motor Problems
  3. Highly Atypical Symptom Patterns: Autism Spectrum Disorders and Psychoses
  4. Mood Problems
  5. Anxiety Problems
  6. Other Internalizing Problems
  7. Problems with Conduct
  8. Problems with Impulse Control
  9. Highly Focused Symptom Patterns
  10. Substance-Related Problems and Other Addictive Behaviors
  11. Personality Disorders
  12. Additional Codes and Categories

III. The Application of DSM-5 In School Settings: Issues and Topics

  1. Ethics and Professional Responsibility in Evaluation
  2. The Case Record: Data and Supporting Documentation for Diagnosis
  3. Seeking Reimbursement for Assessment and Diagnosis within School Settings
  4. DSM-5 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
  5. Concerns about DSM-5

"Tobin and House have provided a coherent, consistent, and valuable review of DSM-5 diagnostic practices for the school psychologist. Used alongside DSM-5, this book will greatly facilitate understanding and application of diagnostic criteria in schools and related settings. After digesting the introductory chapters, practitioners can use the chapters on specific disorders as a handy reference. This book will be helpful as a supplemental text in child psychopathology courses for school psychologists; students will gain an understanding of the conceptual bases of practical diagnostic schema and their utility in deriving effective interventions."
- Cecil R. Reynolds, PhD, Editor-in-Chief, Psychological Assessment