i never recieved the product and filed a complaint with amazon with the user who never sent the product

I buy a lot of books and wanted this one in hardback. Reference books take a lot of abuse. Brandnew, perfect condition still in wrapper. Cost less than the new paperpack version. Thank YOU!

This book got to probably less than a week after I ordered it, so shipping time was great. It was in perfect condition, just as promised.

What can I say? Anyone that is interested in counseling or psychology must have this book.

Psych is difficult to understand in it's complex levels. This book goes to some extremes, where it could have been easier to just simplify it. Some "DSM-IV" for dummies books do exactly that, making the whole thing a lot easier to comprehend and use. Overall, it's the standard knowledge base needed for any psychologist/health clinician.

It's required to have for school psych. students and practitioners. It's pretty easy to use. Great info.

One of the most, if not the most, debated publication in the field of psychology. Aka (by some) the clinian's bible. If you consider diagnosis and essential part of therapy, you would already have this book. If not, it (I consider) the DSM still provides useful guidelines in terms of treating patients with similar symptomologies, and the like. I find that the Diagnostic Statement is useful in summarizing an individuals circumstances, even without providing a diganosis. If you are not working, or studying in the field, you will most likely find this publication a bit dry and technical.

I learned a lot while reviewing this reference book to my class of Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis.

I learned a lot while reviewing this reference book to my class of Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis.

ORDERED THIS BOOK FOR MY BOSS FOR HIS TRIAL, HE SAID HE FOUND INTESTING THING FOR TRIAL, HE WON IT.

It is clearly the bible of all practitioners of psychology, because it provides information about each of the mental illnesses and provides the rule-outs, as well as Decision Trees. At this point, I would try to purchase a used one, because rumors are the updated version is around the corner.

Anytime you want to discuss a disorder, you have to start with the definition. Since this book is the gold standard among american psychiatrists/ologists, it's the place to go.

I love this book! Oh, come on. If you aren't a psychologist, I don't know what you're doing even looking at this book. This is of course the ultimate book on diagnostic information for mental disorders, but it's not written to be entertaining. It's written for clinical use. There will be a new one coming out in 2010? I think.

700 pages of diagnostic criteria a NECESSITY for psychology, social work, and medical graduate students.

I have learn about this book from my study in Master in Counseling. This book is a great help in Diagnostic of clients that I have. It is very important that this book is properly use and the person using the book should have some training and knowledge about the book before using it.

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Daniel Ng

I really like this book. Very organised, which makes mental cataloguing of info very easy.

There are too many reviews here stating how indispensable or vital the book is without saying why. Mental disorders do not conform to lists of symptoms with "5 out of the following 8 criteria." They are far more fluid. There is no discussion of etiology. It is just a check-list of symptoms that is overused by unknowledgeable practitioners who can't do a good diagnosis through observation,history and examination, the courts and jails and especially the insurance companies. A lot of reasonable diagnostic possibilities are omitted due to lobbying by political groups too.

Wait just a chicken flickin' minute! What is Amazon trying to say about me that this shows up in my Gold Box with the claim that it's been selected "just for me?" It doesn't take a detective to figure out what they're seeming to imply, here.

Sure, there's probably a good doctoral thesis for someone in many of my issues, but I don't need a big doorstop of a book to self-diagnose actual disorders. Well, more of them, anyway.

Estoy segura que la compra de este libro fue lo mejor que me pudo pasar. Realmente es un manual bien completo y actualizado sobre diversas condiciones, enfermedades y demás. Creo que el precio es muy bueno comparado con lo que me costaba realmente en mi pueblo. Se los recomiendo.

The book came as promised and on time. The condition was great. Thank you. I would recommend buying from this seller.

Great resource if you work in a profession that requires you to have an understanding of medical/psychiatric conditions.

if you are into psychology or social work, this is a must have in your bookshelf. good price too

I knew what I was buying; the only difference was that it was updated. This manual covers every conceivable mental disorder or difficulty, and is very widely used by doctors, schools, health care professionals. It is a reference book that everyone should have- we all know plenty of folks, loved ones, who suffer from various types of psych disorders. Be informed, straight from the American Psychiatric Association with this most up-to-date version.

New, clean, and without wrinkled or highlighted pages. No ink or pencil marks and no ripped pages. Great price, fast shipping.

I had ordered this same book from someone else online, and after a month of not getting anything, or hearing from them, I got a little anxious. So the very same day I filed my claim, I ordered it straight from amazon. Before the week was over I received my book, and it wasn't supposed to be shipped until the next week! I doubt I'll ever buy from individual sellers knowing how extremely awesome my experience was buying directly from Amazon.

This is a very useful tool that I frequently utilize. It is the best tool for finding diagnostic criteria and discerning disorders that are similar.

A great book to use as a reference for a common language when referring to mental conditions.

very useful, and very comprehensive. in your in a related field its a must!

I really enjoyed how amazon sent my item so fast. I did not expect it to come in the mail for a week or so, and I recieved it in three days! Also, it came in tip top shape, so I have no complaints.

I received my book in half of the estimated time, and it was in perfect condition! I also love the fact that they have signature delivery, because I had a book get stolen before that was dropped in the mail box.

Whether you are a student or a professional in the field of Psychology, this book is indespensible!

This is a great gift for any friend or loved one who is a student in the field of Psychology. I bought it for an undergraduate friend of mine and he loved it! Because I used to be a Psych major as well, I knew that it would be an excellent tool for research. If he doesn't use it for his current classes, I'm sure it will be a requirement for future ones. I was told by former professors that it is needed for graduate studies, as well.

Bought for fiancee... she likes it...... but isn't a new edition about to come out???

I think this book could be sorted differently but other than that offers great insight and is a great reference tool for anyone going into the Mental Health field.

The DSM-IV is the diagnostic hand book for mental health problems. for profesionals in this field it is a must have.

I am a Licensed MFT, I live by the information in this book. I highly recommend it as a learning/diagnostic tool.

I purchased this for a diagnostic counseling class in September '06. I use it weekly. Some of the pages are coming loose from the spine. I think this book is too big, and should be in volumes divided into disorders, or something like that. The pages are tissue thin, and we all know that this is a book that will be referred to often in practice. Of course, it is a necessary item in practice, and the information is just as it ought to be. There is a new DSM-V due out next year.

I received the DSM IV in the same week that I purchased it and it was everything Amazon promised that it would be.

This is a book that is essential for all those involved in the mental health field.

This book is essential for anyone going into clinical psychology. The criteria sets for all psychological disorders are contained in this book and it is needed to make correct psychological diagnoses.

The DSM-IV-TR is fairly straight forward and easy to understand. It is not perfect and has limitations in application, but is good overall. If you are entering the field of psychology, this is a must-have. All psychiatric or psychological diagnoses must meet the criteria of this book. This will not tell you how you should treat disorders. It just gives the criteria and descriptions of each recognized mental disorder. If you want to learn about treatment, you will need an additional text such as the Manual of Psychopathology.

This book is great. I purchased it new and have no problems or complaints.

Psychiatry has always mentioned the brain and its parts. They use technical terms in reference to actual parts of the brain. However thier knowledge of mental illness is purely subjective. Meaning they only speculate as a group or panel then "diagnose" the illness by only labeling. Its strange but true. This is how they do it.
The fact that mental illness has no biological proof is the painful truth about psychiatry.

Anybody that works in mental health knows that the DSM-IV, no TR edition, is the closest thing we have to a bible in the field. A good learning tool for medical students and helpful with creating billing codes for insurance, but often difficult to narrow a patient into a specific diagnosis. Although the IV edition does have different qualifiers and diagnosis from III that it does help catagorize, but again this narrowness often leaves some people in the grey zone for a diagnosis. But, it's better than it was, and at least some of the grey zone that is psychiatric diagnosis is differentiated, now we just have more shades of grey. A good reference book, medical students might as well by the desk reference, but as a practitioner, its nice to have this handy once in a while. I suprise myself at least once a week finding a diagnosis that I didn't know was in the text. At least someone tried, and their will never be anything that make all practioners happy, and if their is...you've found the magic bullet.

I think this book will be a pretty good resource for anyone searching for information regarding sleep disorders and mood swings. It will also teach anyone new to psychiatrics valuable information on dementia, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, etc. as well as diagnoses associated with the illnesses.

This is the full manual that you need to at least be in the ballpark on a diagnosis to help treat your patients with reasonable certainty. With Diagnosis, there is prognosis...and with this book, you can give a patient some relatively confident answers about what they are experiencing. One disadvantage to this full text is that it is large, and there is a lot of verbage. The scaled down desk version or the pocket guide to the DSM IV that you may want to have on rounds.

One caviat, this book is a Conscensus between multiple experts and schools of training. The timeframes, symptoms, and criteria for diagnosis are never going to be perfect because patient's do not read this manual. This book does not substitute for clinical judgment and experience. If you see a duck and it quacks, but doesn't fall exactly into a catagory, call it a duck and go from there. Always treat the patient, not book.

A must have for a psychologist/psychiatrist/counselour.

DSM will remain as the bible of psychiatry. Despite its shortcomings, DSM has made it possible for clinicians to talk more objectively about psychiatric illnesses. Now more than ever, people around the globe can actually understand what 'schizophrenia' or 'bipolar disorder' really is. So if you're a trainee or a practising clinician, devour it, master it, enjoy it, and use it. But don't take the criteria too literally. Highly recommended!

This book is a must have for academic study as well as clinical practice if you believe in diagnosing and labeling everyone. I certainly do not practice in this way, however this is a good resource to have. Hopefully, at some point we will stop labeling and diagnosing and begin treating the whole person. But, if you want to study psychology you need this book and you need the information in it.

I am a Masters student of Psychology and couldn't imagine studying without this book. It gives a thorough description, as well as other information, about every mental illness imaginable.

So, your 12-year-old kicked you in the shin, cursed at you, and ran away because you grounded him for being an academic failure? Oh, well, gee, your son must be suffering from "Oppositional Defiant Disorder." Oh, no, the problem has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that you are a lousy parent who failed to enforce discipline and teach your spoiled-rotten kid the meaning of respect. No, no, no. It's just a "disorder," and we can fix your boy by doping him up on some pills from GlaxoSmithKline.

So, you get piss-drunk every night after coming home from work at your dead-end job? Ah, well, you are being troubled by an "Alcohol Dependence Disorder." Well, sure, you might be a loser who has lost sight of life; but we can assure you that this is just a "disorder," and we can fix it by doping you up on some pills from Eli Lilly and Company.

So, you have been feeling down after your whole family--who meant everything in the world to you--died last month in a terrible plane accident? How awful to hear that you are feeling this way! You must be suffering from a "Depressive Disorder." Some may say that feeling depressed is just a natural part of being human, but this is blatantly false. Healthy, normal people never have any depressed feelings, so you must be troubled by a "disorder." So how about we dope you up on some pills from Pfizer?

So, you live in the Deep South, like to keep to yourself, and you prefer to spend your free time pursuing solitary, intellectual interests instead of burning crosses with the neighbors and flirting with your cousins? Oh, my, this sounds like a case of "Antisocial Personality Disorder." People who are normal never like to be alone, and they will always try to be in the company of other people. No, no, no; do not try to tell me it is just because the people around you are mentally and morally backwards. This kind of attitude only proves that you also suffer from a "Narcissistic Personality Disorder." This time, I'm going to have to dope you up on all the pills; because when someone does not conform to the arbitrary standards of "normality" which have been established by the APA, there obviously must be something wrong with them.

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This book is garbage.

Chose Plato, not Prozac.