{"product_id":"exploring-clinical-significance-a-understanding-mental-health-a-practical-guide-9798868996474","title":"Exploring Clinical Significance: A Understanding Mental Health: A Practical Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Dwayne Colt\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Indie Publisher\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Indie Publisher\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Mental Health\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a gateway to support for those who experience significant distress or\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eimpairment as a result of cognitive, affective, developmental, social, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eenvironmental, or other personal\/interpersonal challenges, mental disorder\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ediagnosis is a common practice in mental health professions. In order to practice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eeffectively and ethically, diagnosticians should develop a keen understanding of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe diagnostic guidelines they follow in research and practice. The Diagnostic and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStatistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM) is a dominant diagnostic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eclassification used throughout the world. Because it impacts innumerable lives in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esignificant ways, the DSM should be used judiciously by diagnosticians. By\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eunderstanding the history and development of the DSM within a clinical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebackdrop, diagnosticians can better understand the fundamental strengths and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elimitations of this hegemonic manual. In addition, understanding the history and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edevelopment of specific mental disorders can help diagnosticians better\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eunderstand the conditions they diagnose and facilitate a more rigorous and careful\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ediagnostic process. This Book uses paper format, where each chapter stands as its\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eown study. Using a paper Book format, dissemination via peer-reviewed journals\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eis more easily facilitated so that the papers may be available to a wide body\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof readership in order to promote more judicious use of the DSM and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emental disorder diagnosis. Variations of four chapters in this paper-format\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edissertation have been published in peer-reviewed journals, and a fifth has been\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eaccepted and is in press. In addition to a review of the historical developments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the DSM, I review the historical developments of autism and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAsperger's Disorder\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indie Publisher","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45140698923159,"sku":"9798868996474","price":2135.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798868996474.webp?v=1768545018","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/exploring-clinical-significance-a-understanding-mental-health-a-practical-guide-9798868996474","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}