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.. and believe me, survival is getting tougher! When your reviews are assaulted by trolls and sock puppets, it's of the utmost utility to diagnose the specific personality disorder, sociopathy, or psychopathy of your assailant in order to determine the proper modus of response: Courteous Engagement, Aloof Engagement, Disengagement, Strict Inattention, Notification to the 'Keepers' of Inappropriate Behavior, and Response in Kind are the most common modi, with the latter being almost invariably the worst choice. Here are some of the most frequently encountered syndromes:

Multiple Personalities: reviewers/commenters with two or more screen names, invariably identifiable by stylistic criteria. "Sock puppetry" is almost always indicative of underlying hostility, verging on sociopathy. Report any overt misbehavior to the Keepers, do not engage with either persona, hope that the two will eventually fall upon each other and self-cancel for lack of outside stimuli.

Borderline Personality Disorder: neither psychologists nor psychiatrists have discovered a therapy or a medication for treating BPD. Don't imagine, therefore, that you can do better. Aloof Disengagement shading toward Strict Inattention will be justified. Choosing the "ignore" option is only a partial fix; obnoxious comments and 'not helpful' votes will continue to sully your reviews. However, if you do choose to 'ignore' such an assailant, do NOT announce your choice! The BPD sufferer will merely consider your announcement false and will increase her/his challenging behavior.

Narcissistic Personality Disorder (courtesy of an "authority" on the subject): "a pervasive pattern of grandiosity, need for admiration, and a lack of empathy. The narcissist is described as being excessively preoccupied with issues of personal adequacy, power, and prestige. Narcissistic personality disorder is closely linked to self-centeredness." Self-esteem based on legitimate accomplishments is, unfortunately, not incompatible with narcissism. It's the frustrated narcissist, however, who is most likely to behave most aggressively on the internet.

Compulsive Sycophants: usually harmless, occasionally even well-meaning, but capable of sudden reversal of polarity and subsequent compulsive stalking. Courteous engagement is an option, so long as distance is strictly maintained. Above all, don't encourage the Sycophant to become 'identified' with your own screen persona.

Dependent Personality: the patient who falls in love with his/her therapist, or the front-row student who moons at her/her teacher. There are two common errant responses to such a personality, both of them unethical. First, of course, is the narcissistic response; to bask in the adulation and allow the appearance that it is fundamentally sincere and well-deserved. Second, and far more risky, is the exploitative response: to reply seductively. The most therapeutic response is probably selective inattention, limited to an occasional "thanks" and/or diversionary shifting of focus.

Ideological Personality Disorder: this is of course not a coherent single syndrome, but rather a multifarious symptom of other underlying mental disorders. The commonest expressions, these days, of ideological derangement are: fanatical denial of the possibility of anthropogenic climate change; paranoid denunciation of 'liberals' and other figments of the ideologue's imagination; implicit racist and classist sentiments, most often hotly denied; inveterate rejection of evolution and evolutionary thinking; delusional support for States' Rights, unregulated free-market economics and/or anarcho-capitalism, rabid conviction that everything in Europe is awry, and uncritical acceptance of disinformation from hypnogogic media demagogues. Sufferers from IPD tend to associate and coagulate into 'movements' -- the Tea Party is an example -- whereupon they become ever more delusional and assertive. It is the reviewer's therapeutic responsibility to respond to IPD sufferers as courteously, concisely, and coherently as possible; never to engage in competitive or abusive exchanges; and yet to be aware that Ideology is a severe mental disorder for which no cure has been discovered. However, if the reviewer is thin-skinned, invested in her/his work, and/or prone to taking umbrage at being insulted by rabid fools, he/she would do better to take up quilting.

Naturally, there are many further categories of disorder that one will encounter in practice. This modest, pocket-sized "desk reference" will not suffice for all of them, in which case the sincere reviewer will need to refer to the full DSM-IV, a volume considerably "larger than a bread basket" but replete with consolations.

... and believe me, survival is getting tougher! When your reviews are assaulted by trolls and sock puppets, it's of the utmost utility to diagnose the specific personality disorder, sociopathy, or psychopathy of your assailant in order to determine the proper modus of response: Courteous Engagement, Aloof Engagement, Disengagement, Strict Inattention, Notification to the 'Keepers' of Inappropriate Behavior, and Response in Kind are the most common modi, with the latter being almost invariably the worst choice. Here are some of the most frequently encountered syndromes:

Multiple Personalities: reviewers/commenters with two or more screen names, invariably identifiable by stylistic criteria. "Sock puppetry" is almost always indicative of underlying hostility, verging on sociopathy. Report any overt misbehavior to the Keepers, do not engage with either persona, hope that the two will eventually fall upon each other and self-cancel for lack of outside stimuli.

Borderline Personality Disorder: neither psychologists nor psychiatrists have discovered a therapy or a medication for treating BPD. Don't imagine, therefore, that you can do better. Aloof Disengagement shading toward Strict Inattention will be justified. Choosing the "ignore" option is only a partial fix; obnoxious comments and 'not helpful' votes will continue to sully your reviews. However, if you do choose to 'ignore' such an assailant, do NOT announce your choice! The BPD sufferer will merely consider your announcement false and will increase her/his challenging behavior.

Compulsive Sycophants: usually harmless, occasionally even well-meaning, but capable of sudden reversal of polarity and subsequent compulsive stalking. Courteous engagement is an option, so long as distance is strictly maintained. Above all, don't encourage the Sycophant to become 'identified' with your own screen persona.

Dependent Personality: the patient who falls in love with his/her therapist, or the front-row student who moons at her/her teacher. There are two common errant responses to such a personality, both of them unethical. First, of course, is the narcissistic response; to bask in the adulation and allow the appearance that it is fundamentally sincere and well-deserved. Second, and far more risky, is the exploitative response: to reply seductively. The most therapeutic response is probably selective inattention, limited to an occasional "thanks" and/or diversionary shifting of focus.

Ideological Personality Disorder: this is of course not a coherent single syndrome, but rather a multifarious symptom of other underlying mental disorders. The commonest expressions, these days, of ideological derangement are: fanatical denial of the possibility of anthropogenic climate change; paranoid denunciation of 'liberals' and other figments of the ideologue's imagination; implicit racist and classist sentiments, most often hotly denied; inveterate rejection of evolution and evolutionary thinking; delusional support for States' Rights, unregulated free-market economics and/or anarcho-capitalism, rabid conviction that everything in Europe is awry, and uncritical acceptance of disinformation from hypnogogic media demagogues. Sufferers from IPD tend to associate and coagulate into 'movements' -- the Tea Party is an example -- whereupon they become ever more delusional and assertive. It is the reviewer's therapeutic responsibility to respond to IPD sufferers as courteously, concisely, and coherently as possible; never to engage in competitive or abusive exchanges; and yet to be aware that Ideology is a severe mental disorder for which no cure has been discovered. However, if the reviewer is thin-skinned, invested in her/his work, and/or prone to taking umbrage at being insulted by rabid fools, he/she would do better to take up quilting.

Naturally, there are many further categories of disorder that one will encounter in practice. This modest, pocket-sized "desk reference" will not suffice for all of them, in which case the sincere reviewer will need to refer to the full DSM-IV, a volume considerably "larger than a bread basket" but replete with consolations.

... and believe me, survival is getting tougher! When your reviews are assaulted by trolls and sock puppets, it's of the utmost importance to diagnose the specific personality disorder, sociopathy, or psychopathy of your assailant in order to determine the proper modus of response: Courteous Engagement, Aloof Engagement, Disengagement, Strict Inattention, Notification to the 'Keepers' of Inappropriate Behavior, and Response in Kind are the most common modi, with the latter being almost invariably the worst choice. Here are some of the most frequently encountered syndromes:

Multiple Personalities: reviewers/commenters with two or more screen names, invariably identifiable by stylistic criteria. "Sock puppetry" is almost always indicative of underlying hostility, verging on sociopathy. Report any overt misbehavior to the Keepers, do not engage with either persona, hope that the two will eventually fall upon each other and self-cancel for lack of outside stimuli.

Borderline Personality Disorder: neither psychologists nor psychiatrists have discovered a therapy or a medication for treating BPD. Don't imagine, therefore, that you can do better. Aloof Disengagement shading toward Strict Inattention will be justified. Choosing the "ignore" option is only a partial fix; obnoxious comments and 'not helpful' votes will continue to sully your reviews. However, if you do choose to 'ignore' such an assailant, do NOT announce your choice! The BPD sufferer will merely consider your announcement false and will increase her/his challenging behavior.

Compulsive Sycophants: usually harmless, occasionally even well-meaning, but capable of sudden reversal of polarity and subsequent compulsive stalking. Courteous engagement is an option, so long as distance is strictly maintained. Above all, don't encourage the Sycophant to become 'identified' with your own screen persona.

Dependent Personality: the patient who falls in love with his/her therapist, or the front-row student who moons at her/her teacher. There are two common errant responses to such a personality, both of them unethical. First, of course, is the narcissistic response; to bask in the adulation and allow the appearance that it is fundamentally sincere and well-deserved. Second, and far more risky, is the exploitative response: to reply seductively. The most therapeutic response is probably selective inattention, limited to an occasional "thanks" and/or diversionary shifting of focus.

Ideological Personality Disorder: this is of course not a coherent single syndrome, but rather a multifarious symptom of other underlying mental disorders. The commonest expressions, these days, of ideological derangement are: fanatical denial of the possibility of anthropogenic climate change; paranoid denunciation of 'liberals' and other figments of the ideologue's imagination; implicit racist and classist sentiments, most often hotly denied; inveterate rejection of evolution and evolutionary thinking; delusional support for States' Rights, unregulated free-market economics and/or anarcho-capitalism, rabid conviction that everything in Europe is awry, and uncritical acceptance of disinformation from hypnogogic media demagogues. Sufferers from IPD tend to associate and coagulate into 'movements' -- the Tea Party is an example -- whereupon they become ever more delusional and assertive. It is the reviewer's therapeutic responsibility to respond to IPD sufferers as courteously, concisely, and coherently as possible; never to engage in competitive or abusive exchanges; and yet to be aware that Ideology is a severe mental disorder for which no cure has been discovered.

Naturally, there are many further categories of disorder that one will encounter in practice. This modest, pocket-sized "desk reference" will not suffice for all of them, in which case the sincere reviewer will need to refer to the full DSM-IV, a volume considerably "larger than a bread basket" but replete with consolations.

I purchased the DSM IV because I am almost done completing my BS in Psychology and with all the papers I have to write, having this as a reference is amazing. I am looking forward to the 6th edition!

We purchase this book for all new clinicians at our community mental health center. It is incredibly helpful to them and the consumers we served on establishing a diagnosis. My only reason for 4 stars rather than 5 is price of each copy, granted better than full DSM-IV but still gets pricey when buying 10 copies.

Ok, I already had the big one in one office, but I work out of two. I purchased this because it is portable, and the spiral binding is more resilient. However, I really miss the differential diagnosis information, the epidemiology and prevalence information. It is nice to have the criteria, but you can get that easily enough online nowadays. I would buy the big one if you are only getting one or two, so you can get the useful information that was omitted from this edition for the sake of size.

This tiddy little reference book is exactly what I needed in leiu of carrying my full size DSM all of the time.

This version is extremely helpful. The copy I was using before was falling apart due to binding issues and over use. This book has a spiral binding and is a breeze to use when looking anything up.

The DSM-IV-TR desk reference is an indispensable part of any clinician's armamentarium. It offers concise diagnostic guidance in a portable and easy to use format. It does not include details contained in the complete edition that some might find useful, but for day-to-day, case-to-case work it is fine.

Mea culpa, I didn't see that this was only a desk reference. I was hoping for the full DSM spiral bound. Oh, well. Anyway, this is a nice resource if all you need is the symptom lists of the disorders. If you want the full text, you need to go elsewhere.

I guess the reason I gave it only 3 stars is because of the price. Even at a discounted price of about $35, it seems excessive. It's a small book, after all! I think I paid about the same for a used version of the FULL DSM-IV-TR!

Good for what it is, though.

Book came in excellent condition and arrived within two days of ordering. Excellent quality and business.

Desk Reference to the Diagnostic Criteria From DSM-IV-TR

If you are familiar with all of the narrative discussion in the basic DSM IV TR, then this pocket size, spiral book is fantastic. It is particularly helpful if you move from desk to desk or nursing station to nursing stataion and still don't have all the codes memorized! This is truly an asset for folks, like me, who are novices in the assessment realm. It should never be purchased in lieu of the master volume -- only as a supplement.

When I was 13, I discovered the DSM-IV-TR and it was absolutely fascinating to me. I read it for fun. I had the diagnostic criteria for many disorders committed to memory and could repeat a lot of statistical data that I had absorbed from reading it. Chances are, if you're buying this book, you are a student or professional and do not intend to read it "just for fun." But, if not, I highly recommend this book if you enjoy reading nonfiction, informative material and are interested in learning about mental disorders.

This a great buy....Value for money. Serves you well for on call. The hard bound copy is better.

I bought this book for an assignment while Counseling student. I liked the spiral bound because its easy to keep open and navigate through.

Thank you for your prompt action. I recieved my order on time, in excellent condition.

I was very pleased to recieved the Desk Reference to the Diagnostic Criteria From DSM-IV-TR I recieved it on time and it was in great shape. Thank you Amazon.com for your service and commitment to excellence.

I do enjoy the fact that it is a smaller, easier to use version of the DSM IV TR

This is a very handy reference for diagnosing. Has a pullout that is super quick for finding diagnosis code. Keep the big clunky DSM - IV on the bookshelf and not taking up valuable desk space!

Product was as described and arrived in a timely manner. My son needed this book for his profession.

The book itself is interesting and it helped me greatly when I had to write a case paper. I got it just in time to start the paper too.

This is the perfect size DSM-IV and it is easy to keep on hand for quick reference. I love it.

It's been a great tool and I use it all the time. The paperback version is much better than the spiral because the pages stay in tact. I highly recommended it.

I was very pleased with my purchase and the condition of the book, thank you very much.

This is a great purchase for a college-level psychology student on a budget. The full DSM can be about $80. But this book still has all the information that you would need to know about any mental disorders.

i was very happy with the speed and quality of my book when it arrived

This reference manual is very well organized, comprehensive and portable. The front part has a "cheat sheet" that is very useful. A must-have for special education personnel, diagnostic clinicians, etc.

The book arrived in a timely manner and in excellent condition. I have not completely read the book as of yet, but it is an excellent resource guide and a valuable accessory to add to my library.

Desk Reference to the Diagnostic Criteria From DSM-IV-TR (Desk Reference to the Diagnostic Criteria from Dsm)

Received as stated and on time.

Once it was apparent my product order was lost in trasit a replacement was quickly shipped out and received. It was in great condition as expected.

The price was substantially lower than the local bookstore. This item is great for the student as well as a professional. The size is not too big yet not too small. Easy to carry around.

Well, if you are shopping for this. You have probably seen it. Yes, it is all you expect the DSM to be. It is small, light weight and has the most important diagnostic information.

It's required to have for school psych. students and practitioners. The quick reference is a great asset to use along with this book.

I love that this desk reference to the DSM-IV-TR is a spiral bound version as it makes flipping through it so much easier. This small, lightweight version is so much easier to carry around than the full DSM! I keep it on me at all times and love love love the spiral.

I love this book. I love the size of it. I love that all of the information that I need is neatly packed into this little book and so easy to find. I much prefer this to the full size manual. I don't even find the need for the full size manual with this book. I am a theraist and use the manual all of the time. However, since receiving this version, I have not looked at that big ole manual since.

This is a very helpful book and convenient also. Fits on desk well or can carry with you.

This is a great little book to have when searching for the criteria to diagnose and/or find the pathology to an individual's mental health status. This book is an abridged version of the DSM-IV-TR, meaning that a great deal of information isn't included. However, it is a desk friendly, light weight and includes most key elements. The unabridged version of the DSM-IV-TR could kill a dinosaur, so this book for regular use is much more practical.

As for the spiral binding it is awesome, it allows the reader to flip back and forth and find the mood disorder, personality disorder, etc. very quickly. The book is a bit expensive (but then again what isn't?), but if the information will be utilized, it is well worth it.

The spiral bound copy of DSM-IV-TR is handy for carrying in a briefcase. This makes it useful wherever a counselor has therapy sessions.

The book arrived in good shape but it seemed to take several weeks to arrive. I ordered other items at the same time that were shipped by another vendor and they arrived in a day or so. I thought Amazon would be much better than an obscure company, but I was wrong. I would never order a book again, since I can go to a bookstore and have it in an hour.

Whoever thought to tame the massive DSM-IV-TR beast and put it into this handy, hand-held spiral format is a genius. This book has everything a busy clinician needs right at his/her fingertips.

DSM classification chart, differential diagnosis decision tree, and a listing of the DSM-IV-TR appendixes make this handy little resource worth the price of admission.

One cavaet: the clinician needs a fairly good working knowledge of "the big book" if this resource is to be of any clinical benefit, dare I say, if it is to be used responsibly. Think of this book as the Cliffs notes, and the actual DSM as the main text.

I have used this book so much that, if it were not for the fact that it is spiral bound, the spine would have been worn out by now.

A truly brilliant idea!

Whoever thought to tame the massive DSM-IV-TR beast and put it into this handy, hand-held spiral format is a genius. This book has everything a busy clinician needs right at his/her fingertips.

DSM classification chart, differential diagnosis decision tree, and a listing of the DSM-IV-TR appendixes make this handy little resource worth the price of admission.

One cavaet: the clinician needs a fairly good working knowledge of "the big book" if this resource is to be of any clinical benefit, dare I say, if it is to be used responsibly. Think of this book as the Cliffs notes, and the actual DSM as the main text.

I have used this book so much that, if it were not for the fact that it is spiral bound, the spine would have been worn out by now.

A truly brilliant idea!

If you need to take your DSM with you, this one is usually sufficient. I prefer the spiral binding because the other format tends to close itself. It would be nice if the categories were easier accessible, for example with indentions on the side. I overcame this problem by marking the categories with small plastic tabs on the side.

Overall great especially if you use it to look up criteria for diagnoses with which you are familiar.

I actually use this version more than the big DSM IV TR because it is quicker to find things in. It is still a large book (over 900 pages), so it may not be a true pocket guide, but there is that version available also. However, if you do this everyday, this version can still fit in a pocket, and has all the ICD-9 codes for the pesky billing folks. Students could have this with them to learn at bedside the information they need to know for shelf and board exams. Resident psychiatrists, this should always be in you desk ready to go. Invest in this, 30 bucks well spent.

The full DSM-IV is the bible that modern Psychiatry is based around. The book is actually sprisingly a fair read and not to difficult to navigate. But, it is fairly large (943 pages). So how do you remedy this if you need the reference, you get the quick guide. It is perfect as a quick reference for the diagnositc criteria, as well as the ICD-9 codes for billing. This is perfect as well for Medical students to carry around in the pocket and quickly read criteria about their patient's diagnosis and rattle off quickly to their attending, scoring brownie points. They make this spiral bound edition, which is excellent because it holds up better than the bound edition, just for the fact that you will flip through this book a thousand times a day, especially if you are a student. So this is a great companion to the DSV-IV TR, and don't forget the conscise Kaplan and Saddock 10th edition as reference as well.

Perfect! Exactly what I was looking for and exactly what I wanted and needed.

As the DSM revisions have grown in size since DSM-III, a quick reference for the larger, complete DSM-IV-TR is essential, and this book is good. However, the lack of a decision tree for differential diagnosis is problematic, given the similarity of many diagnostic categories (e.g. bipolar II and ADHD). If you are a professional using DSM, then this book works okay, given that many professionals quickly refer to the criteria for a difficult dx issue, or to cover certain criteria for insurance or ducumentation purposes. It is important to remember that DSM is so big because of a need for specific criteria to increase diagnostic reliability. A small reference like this helps with this "Chinese menu" approach ((i.e. a list of criteria defining each disorder) because it makes the lists easier to access. It goes without saying that spiral bound format is essential. Of course, a list of criteria doesn't equal a diagnosis in practice, so I recommend that anyone who seriously uses the DSM to get the Diagnostic Interview Schedule, or a similar resource, as an aid to making a reliable diagnosis via structured interview. I'd like to see an attempt at a combined DSM-IV-TR /DIS--which would give both the criteria, and structured interview methods to assess them.

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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 absrtract 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!!!
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.