The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) provides a common language for mental health professionals and enhances the reliability of diagnoses; however, it does have its limitations. Notably, there is little basis for its current categorical representation of diagnostic entities. In this volume, Schmidt, Kotov, and Joiner present a much needed, alternative approach to developing the DSM taxometrics, an applied data-analytic tool that discerns categories from continua and establishes defining indicators ...
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The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) provides a common language for mental health professionals and enhances the reliability of diagnoses; however, it does have its limitations. Notably, there is little basis for its current categorical representation of diagnostic entities. In this volume, Schmidt, Kotov, and Joiner present a much needed, alternative approach to developing the DSM taxometrics, an applied data-analytic tool that discerns categories from continua and establishes defining indicators of identified categories. Integrating the work of Paul Meehl and colleagues, the book begins the ambitious task of true diagnostics, that is, the application of taxometrics to psychopathological syndromes. In the book, the authors review what is known about the categorical nature of diagnoses, provide a user-friendly primer about taxometrics, and describe the methodology for applying taxometric procedures to diagnostic categories in the DSM. This provocative book will be of interest to any mental health professional who is committed to the refinement of diagnostic procedures.
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New. 1591471427. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-BRAND NEW, FLAWLESS COPY, NEVER OPENED--198 pages--TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction: taxometrics can "do diagnostics right" * Ch. 1 The nature of classification 3 * Ch. 2 Evolution of classification in the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders: current problems and proposed alternatives 17 * Ch. 3 An analytic primer: how do you do taxometrics? 31 * Ch. 4 Diagnosing a taxon: specific applications for the DSM 101 * Ch. 5 Taxometric studies of psychopathology: where are the taxa? 115 * Ch. 6 Taxometric studies of psychopathology: future directions 141. --DESCRIPTION: The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) provides a common language for mental health professionals and enhances the reliability of diagnoses; however, it does have its limitations. Notably, there is little basis for its current categorical representation of diagnostic entities. In this volume, Schmidt, Kotov, and Joiner present an alternative approach for developing the DSM-taxometrics, and applied data-analytic tool that discerns categories from continua and establishes defining indicators of identified categories. Integrating the work of Paul Meehl and colleagues, the book begins the task of "true diagnostics, " that is, the application of taxometrics to psychopathological syndromes. In the book, the authors review what is known about the categorical nature of diagnoses, provide a user-friendly primer about taxometrics, and describe the methodology for applying taxometric procedures to diagnostic categories in the DSM. This book will be of interest to any mental health professional who is committed to the refinement of diagnostic procedures. --"The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, complain Schmidt (psychology, Florida State U. ), Kotova (a doctoral candidate in clinical psychology, U. Of Iowa), and Joiner (psychology, Florida State U. ) treats psychopathologies as categories or taxa, completely neglecting the possibility of dimensions or continua of symptoms. They call for, and begin the development of "an applied data-analytic tool that discerns categories from continua, and further, that establishes defining indicators of presumed categories." In order to achieve this task, they review recent research on "taxometrics" (first developed by Paul Meehl) and analyze several new large data sets."-Book News--with a bonus offer--; 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall.
