The book was not shipped for 10 days. When I emailed the staff they told me they were training someone new, refunded me $10, and paid for the book to be overnighted. Overall a very good experience.

Recently misplaced my DSM-IV quick-reference manual and needed one desperately for my work. Ordered from Amazon and had my replacement within a week. This little book is a must when you are working within a tight schedule so I really appreciate having Amazon and its sellers as a resource for replacing hard to find items such as the DSM-IV manual.

I like how convenient this book is...it is small enough to carry in my purse.

It is exactly what it says, a quick reference. If you are buying it for clinical work for quick referencing in staff meetings it is perfect however it does not replace the full DSM for thorough case studies. If you need a quick and small reference, I would suggest buying this book.

This is so much easier than carrying the huge book around. It is short and sweet. I do have to refer to "the big one" from time to time, but love this little thing!

The mini-DSM IV is an excellent resource. It's like the big fat one without all the unnecessary weight. I used it mainly for looking up mental disorder criteria while on rounds or during morning report. It also fits nicely in your pocket and impresses the attendings and residents. Anything to show them your commitment goes a long way towards a good evaluation at the end of the rotation. I mainly used this and the pocket pharmacopoeia on the wards and studied from NMS Psych at home, though I'm told First Aid for Psych is much better for home study.

I've never really been interested in psych so take my recommendation with a grain of salt. On the other hand I got great evals on the rotation with this and other materials.

I'd probably buy this book again if I hadn't already completed my psych rotation. It'll serve me well on other rotations when I need to refer to psych for something. It's worth the slightly high dollar amount ascribed to it.

The book itself is fine, however, it is exactly the same book as the DSMDesk Reference which is confusing and lead me to purchase both thenhad to return this one. The DSM Desk Reference is spiral bound and nicer.

The book itself is fine, however, it is exactly the same book as the DSMDesk Reference which is confusing and lead me to purchase both thenhad to return this one. The DSM Desk Reference is spiral bound and nicer.

Yes, the book is quite handy, in its pocket sized format. Certainly, compared to the full DSM tome. But at a list price of $33, doesn't it seem too expensive to some of you? Others have remarked on its usefulness. No contention there from me. But take a look at Lippincott's series of pocket books for medical personnel. Those are typically priced far cheaper. Now, I don't know if Lippincott has a contender to this book (maybe it doesn't). But they show how it's possible to be more modest in pricing and still turn a profit. Especially when you consider that some, or most, users of this DSM book are likely not to be MDs, but nurses and others on far more limited incomes.

This book is in pocket size. Easy to carry in the purse. Is very brief and precise.

I used this booklet as a quick reference in my work in a hospital ER and in doing intakes. It's meant to simply be a handy reference to the DSM criteria, and can't replace the study, consultation, and experience needed to understand the difference between clinically problematic and non-problematic behavior. If you work within the DSM/ICD/insurance system, and you've heard the phrase "justify your diagnosis" before, here's an invaluable and pocket-sized (well, for a big pocket) tool.

I used this booklet as a quick reference in my work in a hospital ER and in doing intakes. It's meant to simply be a handy reference to the DSM criteria, and can't replace the study, consultation, and experience needed to understand the difference between clinically problematic and non-problematic behavior. If you work within the DSM/ICD/insurance system, and you've heard the phrase "justify your diagnosis" before, here's an invaluable and pocket-sized (well, for a big pocket) tool.

The DSM IV-TR is a great book to promote diseases that fit the armaments of medications that the pharmaceutical companies would like physicians to use.
The problem with the whole DSM serie is that it is mostly subjective and based on speculation. The DSM is not based on hard empirical evidence but on a consensual system by few well-connected psychiatrists on the payroll of the pharmaceutical companies working only as "consultants" to avoid conflict of interest, which would allow them to continue to receive the loot. These same psychiatrists also happen to belong to the American Psychiatric Association and/or work as hired guns/consultants for the APA, which also happens to receive yearly funding or gifts (disguised as continuing education) from the pharmaceutical companies $500,000 worth.
The whole process is deceitful and shameful!!!

This is a modest little book that you can fit into your pocket but it does everything that its big brother (the much more expensive, full version of the DSM IV-TR) does -- at half the price and with greater ease of use. While the unabridged DSM IV is pretty much a textbook of psychiatry, minus only treatment recommendations, this abridgement unpretentiously lists just the diagnostic categories and the relevent (concisely phrased) criteria. Professionals will find it a handy source of symptoms and diagnosis for insurance purposes. Non-professionals will find it usable for the purpose of diagnosing themselves, their spouse, their parents and problematic friends.

This is a modest little book that you can fit into your pocket but it does everything that its big brother (the much more expensive, full version of the DSM IV-TR) does -- at half the price and with greater ease of use. While the unabridged DSM IV is pretty much a textbook of psychiatry, minus only treatment recommendations, this abridgement unpretentiously lists just the diagnostic category and the relevent (concisely phrased) criteria. Professionals will find it a handy source of symptoms and diagnosis for insurance purposes. Non-professionals will find it usable for the purpose of diagnosing themselves, their spouse, their parents and problematic friends.

This is a modest little book that you can fit into your pocket but it does everything that its big brother (the much more expensive, full version of the DSM IV-TR) does -- at half the price and with greater ease of use. While the unabridged DSM IV is pretty much a textbook of psychiatry, minus only treatment recommendations, this abridgement unpretentiously lists just the diagnostic category and the relevent (concisely phrased) criteria. Professionals will find it a handy source of symptoms and diagnosis for insurance purposes. Non-professionals will find it usable for the purpose of diagnosing themselves, their spouse, their parents and problematic acqaintances.

This is a modest little book that you can fit into your pocket and does everything that its big brother (the much more expensive, full version of the DSM IV-TR) can do, at half the price and with greater ease of use. While the unabridged DSM IV is pretty much an entire textbook of psychiatry, minus only treatment recommendations, this abridgement unpretentiously lists just the diagnostic category and the relevent (concisely phrased) criteria. But this book does everything that anyone needs a DSM to do. Professionals will find it a handy source of symptoms and diagnosis for insurance purposes. Non-professionals will find it usable for the purpose of diagnosing themselves, their spouse, their parents and problematic acqaintances.

This is a modest little book that you can fit into your pocket and does everything that its big brother (the full version of the DSM IV-TR) can do, at half the price and with greater ease of use . While the unabridged DSM IV is close to an entire textbook of psychiatry, minus only treatment recommendations, this abridgement unpretentiously lists just the diagnostic category and the relevent (concisely phrased) criteria. But this book does everything that anyone needs a DSM to do. Professionals will find it a handy source of symptoms and diagnosis for insurance purposes. Non-professionals will find it usable for the purpose of diagnosing themselves, their spouse, their parents and problematic friends.

This is a modest little book that you can fit into your pocket and does everything that its big brother (the full version of the DSM IV-TR) can do and at half the price and with more ease of use . While the full version of the DSM IV is close to a full textbook of psychiatry minus only treatment recommendations, this smaller abridgement unpretentiously lists each diagnostic category along with the relevent (but more concisely phrased) criteria. This book does everything that anyone needs the DSM to do. Professionals will find that it is even more handy as a manual to list symptoms and diagnosis for insurance purposes. And non-professionals will find it usable for the purpose of diagnosing themselves, their spouse and their parents. Because it so short both practicing therapists and lay people can forget about those long periods of shuffling through a big manual looking for a particular disorder.

The DSM IV-TR is a great book to promote diseases that fit the armaments of medications that the pharmaceutical companies would like physicians to use.
The problem with the whole DSM serie is that it is mostly subjective and based on speculation. The DSM is not based on hard empirical evidence but on a consensual system by few well-connected psychiatrists on the payroll of the pharmaceutical companies. These same psychiatrists also happen to belong to the American Psychiatric Association and/or work as hired guns/consultants for the APA, which also happens to receive yearly funding or gifts (disguised as continuing education) from the pharmaceutical companies $500,000 worth.
The whole process is deceitful and shameful!!!

The DSM IV-TR is a great book to promote diseases that fit the armaments of medications that the pharmaceutical companies would like physicians to use.
The problem with the whole DSM serie is that it is mostly subjective and based on speculation. The DSM is not based on hard empirical evidence but on a consensual system by few well-connected psychiatrists on the payroll of the pharmaceutical companies working only as "consultants" to avoid conflict of interest, which would allow them to continue to receive the loot. These same psychiatrists also happen to belong to the American Psychiatric Association and/or work as hired guns/consultants for the APA, which also happens to receive yearly funding or gifts (disguised as continuing education) from the pharmaceutical companies $500,000 worth.
The whole process is deceitful and shameful!!!
Please check the Washington Post article on 04-20-06 titled:
"Experts Defining Mental Disorders Are Linked to Drug Firms."
It will validate what I have been exposing for a long time.
Also attached below the abstract from the study:

"Financial Ties between DSM-IV Panel Members and the Pharmaceutical Industry
Lisa Cosgrovea, Sheldon Krimskyb, Manisha Vijayaraghavana, Lisa Schneidera

aUniversity of Massachusetts, Boston, Mass., and
bTufts University, Medford, Mass., USA
Address of Corresponding Author
Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics 2006;75:154-160 (DOI: 10.1159/10.1159/000091772)

Key Words
* Conflicts of interest
* Ethics
* Financial interests
* Psychopharmacologics

Abstract
Background: Increasing attention has been given to the transparency of potential conflicts of interest in clinical medicine and biomedical sciences, particularly in journal publishing and science advisory panels. The authors examined the degree and type of financial ties to the pharmaceutical industry of panel members responsible for revisions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders(DSM). Methods: By using multimodal screening techniques the authors investigated the financial ties to the pharmaceutical industry of 170 panel members who contributed to the diagnostic criteria produced for the DSM-IV and the DSM-IV-TR. Results: Of the 170 DSM panel members 95 (56%) had one or more financial associations with companies in the pharmaceutical industry. One hundred percent of the members of the panels on 'Mood Disorders' and 'Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders' had financial ties to drug companies. The leading categories of financial interest held by panel members were research funding (42%), consultancies (22%) and speakers bureau (16%). Conclusions: Our inquiry into the relationships between DSM panel members and the pharmaceutical industry demonstrates that there are strong financial ties between the industry and those who are responsible for developing and modifying the diagnostic criteria for mental illness. The connections are especially strong in those diagnostic areas where drugs are the first line of treatment for mental disorders. Full disclosure by DSM panel members of their financial relationships with for-profit entities that manufacture drugs used in the treatment of mental illness is recommended."

The DSM IV-TR is a great book to promote diseases that fit the armaments of medications that the pharmaceutical companies would like physicians to use.
The problem with the whole DSM serie is that it is mostly subjective and based on speculation. The DSM is not based on hard empirical evidence but on a consensual system by few well-connected psychiatrists on the payroll of the pharmaceutical companies working only as "consultants" to avoid conflict of interest, which would allow them to continue to receive the loot. These same psychiatrists also happen to belong to the American Psychiatric Association and/or work as hired guns/consultants for the APA, which also happens to receive yearly funding or gifts (disguised as continuing education) from the pharmaceutical companies $500,000 worth.
The whole process is deceitful and shameful!!!

As a case manager for people who have serious mental illnesses and co-occurring disorders, I like this smaller, handy guide to the cumbersome DSM-IV. It covers the basics without going into nitpicking detail. I use it instead of the regular DSM-IV. If I need the regular DSM-IV, then I borrow a co-worker's. But for me, this is much better reading, more concise, and, best of all, takes up less desk space!

Inquiry if this Quick Reference SDM-IV-TR is available sprial-bound.

Our nurses have used spiral-bound in the past & prefer this style. Can you get it for us.

Please reply. Didn't know where else to inquire re: this.

Thank you for your assistance.