Concerns about access to behavioral health care for military service members and their dependents living in geographically remote locations prompted research into how many in this population are remote and the effects of this distance on their use of behavioral health care. The authors conducted geospatial and longitudinal analyses to answer these questions and reviewed current policies and programs to determine barriers and possible solutions.

The DSM-5® Handbook of Differential Diagnosis helps clinicians and students improve their skill in formulating a comprehensive differential diagnosis by including the DSM-5® classification and providing a variety of approaches, including a six-step diagnostic framework, 29 bottom-up ""decision trees, "" and 66 differential diagnosis tables

This report examines changes in behavioral health care delivered to service members by the Military Health System following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, including patterns of care, use of telehealth, and quality of care. The findings and recommendations are intended to inform improvements to behavioral health care in the Military Health System and provide insights into the implications of its ongoing integration of telehealth.

Designed for the clinician, DSM-IV-TR(R) Guidebook takes you on an entertaining and informative guided tour through DSM-IV-TR. It details how and why DSM-IV-TR developed the way it did and presents a clear road map of the intricacies of the organization of the DSM system. In this detailed, insightful volume, you will find - A synopsis of the essential elements of DSM-IV-TR- An annotation that explains and expands on the DSM-IV-TR criteria sets- Hundreds of clinical pearls concerning diagnostic evaluation- An insiders' view of how and why DSM-IV-TR became what it is- A study guide plus 100 multiple -- choice questions to test your DSM-IV-TR knowledge- The historical context and conceptual issues surrounding psychiatric diagnosis

Understanding the current quality of care for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression delivered to service members is an important step toward improving care across the Military Health System (MHS). T.his report describes the characteristics of active-component service members who received care for PTSD or depression through the MHS and assesses the quality of care received using quality measures derived from administrative data

To inform improvements to the quality of care delivered by the military health system for posttraumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder, researchers developed a framework and identified, developed, and described a candidate set of measures for monitoring, assessing, and improving the quality of care. This document describes their research approach and the measure sets that they identified.

This handbook provides a symptom-based perspective on DSM-IV.

The final chapter, titled "Test Yourself," includes a number of complex cases, each accompanied by a brief discussion, which allows the reader to compare notes with the authors.

El diagnóstico psiquiátrico resulta indispensable para el tratamiento, el pronóstico y la investigación en psiquiatría, y es utilizado a la vez en otras áreas de la medicina, en ordenamientos legales, en la educación, el el código penal, en la regulación de medicamentos por la FDA, así como en otros ámbitos. El sistema DSM actual constituye todavía un trabajo en curso que sufrirá variaciones a media que progrese el conocimiento sobre las causas de los trastornos mentales, las herramientas diagnósticas como la resonancia magnética funcional y los avances en neurociencia -todo ello posterior a la aparición del DSM-IV. En "Avances en el DSM : dilemas sobre el diagnósitico psiquiátrico", investigadores y clínicos de primera línea describen las dudas diagnósticas sin resolver surgidas de la práctica clínica más fascinante, controvertida y remarcable en su complejidad teórica y científica. Los capítulos presentan casos específicos referentes a un trastorno o área de diagnóstico que ilustran la neceisad de revisión del sistema diagnóstico. Capítulo a capítulo, "Avances en el DSM" plantea cuestiones importantes y clínicamente relevantes acerca de la naturaleza del dignóstico en el sistema DSM vigente y recomienda nuevas perspectivas. El DSM ha supuesto una consecución histórica para este campo, al permitir un diagnóstico fiable, posibilitar un orden dentro del caos preexistente y formentar adelantos revolucionarios en la investigación y la asistencia clínica. "Avances en el DSM" pone al día a los lectores sobre los apasionantes cambios en la psiquiatría actual que servirán como bases para la próxima genración de DSM.

Propose des démarches pour améliorer le diagnostic différentiel en psychiatrie en se référant à la classification du DMS-IV. S'adresse aux étudiants en psychiatrie ainsi qu'aux psychiatres confirmés.