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Overview"This clearly written guide provides a succinct overview of the principles of diagnostic classification used by the DSM-IV. It shows how the DSM-IV ""works"" as a method of organizing and communicating our understanding of adjustment and cognitive disorders in youth. Chapters group diagnoses thematically by prominent present symptoms, focusing on the disorders most commonly encountered in school-age children and adolescents. The volume has been updated with new information reflecting changes in the DSM-IV TR, published in 2000, and the IDEA 97 Final Regulations, published in 1999." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Alvin E. House , HousePublisher: Guilford Publications Imprint: Guilford Publications Edition: 2nd edition Dimensions: Width: 15.90cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.494kg ISBN: 9781572307599ISBN 10: 1572307595 Pages: 237 Publication Date: 04 April 2002 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: In Print  Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsThe most useful part of this book comes when House specifically addresses the areas of confusion and disagreement, and the different interpretations regarding the IDEA and DSM-IV categories....DSM-IV Diagnosis in the Schools is useful for familiarizing clinicians with the way school psychologists make decisions about eligibility.... DSM-IV Diagnosis in the Schools clearly lays out classifications of DSM-IV and those conditions covered under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. -- American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry <br> This book, introduced as an attempt to provide a broad understanding of the DSM-IV diagnostic system in order to use it more efficiently with children and adolescents, in our opinion delivers the goods....This book is clearly written, full of substance, and provides a well-organized overview of the DSM-IV diagnostic classification for the youth. -- The Canadian Child Psychiatry Review <br> Overall, Dr. House did an outstanding job of covering a broad, comprehensive topic. This book isn't for the faint of heart! But it is an excellent book to read in short segments and keep as a resource. -- Communique <br> The most useful part of this book comes when House specifically addresses the areas of confusion and disagreement, and the different interpretations regarding the IDEA and DSM-IV categories....DSM-IV Diagnosis in the Schools is useful for familiarizing clinicians with the way school psychologists make decisions about eligibility.... DSM-IV Diagnosis in the Schools clearly lays out classifications of DSM-IV and those conditions covered under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. -- American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry This book, introduced as an attempt to provide a broad understanding of the DSM-IV diagnostic system in order to use it more efficiently with children and adolescents, in our opinion delivers the goods....This book is clearly written, full of substance, and provides a well-organized overview of the DSM-IV diagnostic classification for the youth. -- The Canadian Child Psychiatry Review Overall, Dr. House did an outstanding job of covering a broad, comprehensive topic. This book isn't for the faint of heart! But it is an excellent book to read in short segments and keep as a resource. -- Communique School psychologists are increasingly being required to supply DSM-IV diagnoses for the children and adolescents they work with. Reflecting the author's more than 20 years of experience in child assessment and diagnosis, this comprehensive book familiarizes readers with the many features of DSM-IV. House provides useful decision trees for differential diagnosis and illuminates complex diagnostic and professional issues with examples drawn from school-based practice. This uniquely practical book should be required reading for all current and future school practitioners. --Mark E. Swerdlik, PhD, Professor of Psychology and Coordinator of Graduate Programs in School Psychology, Illinois State University School psychologists are increasingly being required to supply DSM-IV diagnoses for the children and adolescents they work with. Reflecting the author's more than 20 years of experience in child assessment and diagnosis, this comprehensive book familiarizes readers with the many features of DSM-IV. House provides useful decision trees for differential diagnosis and illuminates complex diagnostic and professional issues with examples drawn from school-based practice. This uniquely practical book should be required reading for all current and future school practitioners. --Mark E. Swerdlik, PhD, Professor of Psychology and Coordinator of Graduate Programs in School Psychology, Illinois State University<br> Author InformationAlvin E. House, PhD, is a clinical psychologist whose professional practice focuses on applying assessment results in school, vocational, medical, and forensic consultations. Associate Professor of Psychology at Illinois State University, he teaches graduate-level courses in mental health diagnosis, psychological assessment, and psychopathology. He is the coauthor of a manual on observational assessment of children and has published numerous articles and chapters on intellectual, personality, and neuropsychological testing. 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