Deciphering the diagnostic codes
Subtitle: a guide for school counselors
By: W. Paul Jones.
Series: Practical skills for counselors
Publisher: Corwin Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Thousand Oaks, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 125
Subjects: Mental illness -- Diagnosis.; Child psychopathology.; Adolescent psychopathology.; Educational counseling.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-117) and index.
Table of contents: title: Diagnosis : communication and credibility; title: Multiaxial assessment : from the bottom up; title: The V codes : almost a mental disorder; title: The adjustment codes : a disorder for everyone; title: The anxiety codes : a disorder for anyone; title: The depression codes : when sadness becomes a disorder; title: The cognitive codes : problem learning or learning disorder; title: Attention disorder codes : biology and politics; title: Adolescent codes : developmental stages and developmental disasters; title: Diagnostic codes : is this all there is?