A Psychological Approach to Diagnosis
Using the ICD-11 as a Framework
Geoffrey M Reed editor Andreas Maercker editor Pierre L-J Ritchie editor Tahilia J Rebello editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:American Psychological Association
Published:30th Apr '24
Should be back in stock very soon
This groundbreaking volume, published by the American Psychological Association in partnership with the International Union of Psychological Science, provides a detailed guide to clinical diagnosis by psychologists and other health professionals based on the eleventh revision of the World Health Organization's International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11).
The ICD-11 was adopted by the World Health Assembly in 2019 and came into effect as the global standard for health information and reporting in 2022. The ICD is the diagnostic system for mental disorders most widely used by mental health professionals around the world in their day-to-day clinical practice. This edited volume offers a step-by-step approach to diagnosis, giving mental health professionals around the world the tools they need to apply ICD-11 diagnostic requirements for mental, behavioral, and neurodevelopmental disorders as the basis for delivering high quality, evidence-informed care.
A psychological approach to diagnosis is a conceptually driven, person-oriented, biopsychosociocultural formulation that integrates pertinent history, behavior, symptoms, phenomenology, and functioning. A psychological approach focuses on psychological mechanisms and principles as an aspect of diagnostic practice and case formulation, regardless of professional discipline.
The chapters of this book cover the major groupings of mental disorder as well as related areas that are important parts of psychological practice, such as sexual dysfunctions, sleep-wake disorders, and relationship problems and maltreatment. The authors of this book are leading global experts in each area, many of whom were integrally involved in developing the respective sections of the ICD-11.
Authors describe the overarching logic for the classificatory arrangement and the elements of a psychological approach to the set of disorders discussed in each chapter, including psychological models for conceptualizing their symptoms and recommendations for psychological assessment. The chapters also discuss presentations and symptom patterns for each major group of disorders, specifiers and subtypes, the threshold between normal variation and disorder, differential diagnoses, co-occurring disorders, developmental course, cultural and contextual considerations, and gender-related features.
A Psychological Approach to Diagnosis is the first comprehensive training resource on WHO’s ICD-11 classification of mental, behavioural and neurodevelopmental disorders. It provides practicing psychologists and other mental health professionals, primary care clinicians, educators, and trainees with essential tools for the competent practice of diagnosis using the ICD-11 as a framework.
Diagnosis and classification are considered essential but dry and uninteresting topics by mental health practitioners and trainees. Here is a book that will dispel this notion and bring alive the excitement and nuances of diagnosis of mental health conditions. Led by world-renowned editors and a global cast of authors, this publication is a must-read for all in the caring profession. -- Shekhar Saxena, MD, Professor of the Practice of Global Mental Health, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States
This book is a gift of invaluable knowledge to the global community of mental health professionals, crafted by scientists from the international elite. The clinician is equipped with in-depth explanations of psychopathology pivotal for ICD-11 diagnostics and treatment planning. A key companion to WHO’s Clinical Descriptions and Diagnostic Requirements covering changes of diagnostic definitions from ICD-10 to ICD-11, epidemiology, maintaining factors for psychopathology, and prospects for new diagnoses. Momentous and handy! -- Klaus Pedersen, MSc, Specialist Psychologist in General Psychiatry, Psychopathology & Psychotherapy, Aarhus University Hospital Psychiatry, Aarhus, Denmark
This volume is a comprehensive compendium for classification and diagnosis of behavioral and mental disorders.The editors have assembled an outstanding cadre of chapter authors from around the world who are recognized for their expertise and scientific contributions to the field of behavioral and mental disorders.The insightful chapters detail the update of the ICD supported by an exceptionally strong evidence base developed through innovative methodology and confirmatory field studies. Strength of clinical utility makes the contents highly relevant to practitioners and researchers. The conceptual framework of the book, reflecting the foundation of ICD-11, emphasizes a psychological orientation: fulfilling a biopsychosociocultural and developmental model. The chapters are constructed to ensure comprehensive coverage of significant features of the disorders identified with the ICD-11 and its clinical research support. “Key Points” reinforce significant elements of each disorder. Consequently, this volume will benefit educators and trainees in multiple disciplines and will aid in case conceptualization. This important contribution fulfills the need for a psychological understanding based on robust empirical and clinical information for the global professional community serving mental health needs. -- Michael C. Roberts, PhD, ABPP, Professor Emeritus, Clinical Child Psychology Program, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United States
A timely new perspective from leaders in the field. This book masterfully bridges the gap between diagnosis and treatment to support a more holistic, psychologically informed approach. Essential applied reading! -- Corinna Hackmann, PhD, DClinPsy, Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust, University of East Anglia, Norwich, England
Gives practicing psychologists and trainees the information they need to apply the new mental and behavioral diagnostic guidelines of the ICD-11 to deliver quality, evidence-informed care globally…This book aims to be a training resource on the World Health Organization's (WHO) ICD-11 classification of mental, behavioral, and neurodevelopmental disorders. Those are worthy objectives, and the book meets them…The book is very readable and contains valuable information about ICD-11 and its psychological approach to conceptualization and treatment…This book is very good. That it is written by an international collection of experts in the field enhances its utility. It discusses many different diagnostic categories that practitioners will see in clinical work. It is another wonderful publication from the American Psychological Association. -- Doody’s Review Service, Five Stars, 98 percent score
ISBN: 9781433832680
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431 pages