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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460405403321

Titolo

DSM-5 and the law : changes and challenges / / edited by Charles Scott, MD

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-19-936848-1

0-19-939823-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 p.)

Disciplina

362.19689

Soggetti

Mental illness - United States

Criminal law - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

""9 DSM-5 and Disability Evaluations""""10 DSM-5 and Education Evaluations in School-Aged Children""; ""11 DSM-5 and Malingering""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) is the most widely used and accepted scheme for diagnosing mental disorders in the United States and beyond. DSM-5 was released with profound changes revealed in the required diagnostic process, specific criteria for previously established diagnoses, as well as the addition and deletion of specific mental disorders. DSM-5RG and the Law provides an excellent summary of the DSM-5 diagnostic changes and the implications of these changes in various types of criminal and civil litigation. It also provides practical guidelines on how to correctly use the D