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THE GUILFORD PRESS
DSM-5® Made Easy
Also from James Morrison
Diagnosis Made Easier:
Principles and Techniques for Mental Health Clinicians, Second Edition
The First Interview, Fourth Edition
When Psychological Problems Mask Medical Disorders:
A Guide for Psychotherapists
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DSM-5® Made Easy
The Clinician’s Guide to Diagnosis
James Morrison
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in- Publication Data
Morrison, James R., author.
DSM-5 made easy : the clinician’s guide to diagnosis / James Morrison.
p. ; cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4625-1442-7 (hardcover : alk. paper)
I. Title.
[DNLM: 1. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. 5th ed
2. Mental Disorders—diagnosis—Case Reports. 3. Mental Disorders—
classification—Case Reports. WM 141]
RC469
616.89′075—dc23
2014001109
DSM-5 is a registered trademark of the American Psychiatric Association. The APA
has not participated in the preparation of this book.
For Mary, still my sine qua non
About the Author
James Morrison, MD, is Affiliate Professor of Psychiatry at Oregon Health and Science
University in Portland. He has extensive experience in both the private and public sec-
tors. With his acclaimed practical books—including, most recently, Diagnosis Made
Easier, Second Edition, and The First Interview, Fourth Edition—Dr. Morrison has
guided hundreds of thousands of mental health professionals and students through the
complexities of clinical evaluation and diagnosis. His website (www.guilford.com/jm)
offers additional discussion and resources related to psychiatric diagnosis and DSM-5.
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Acknowledgments
Many people helped in the creation of this book. I want especially to thank my wife,
Mary, who has provided unfailingly excellent advice and continual support. Chris Fes-
ler was unsparing with his assistance in organizing my web page.
Others who read portions of the earlier version of this book, DSM-IV Made Easy,
in one stage or another included Richard Maddock, MD, Nicholas Rosenlicht, MD,
James Picano, PhD, K. H. Blacker, MD, and Irwin Feinberg, MD. I am grateful to
Molly Mullikin, the perfect secretary, who contributed hours of transcription and years
of intelligent service in creating the earlier version of this book. I am also profoundly
indebted to the anonymous reviewers who provided input; you know who you are, even
if I don’t.
My editor, Kitty Moore, a keen and wonderful critic, helped develop the concept
originally, and has been a mainstay of the enterprise for this new edition. I also deeply
appreciate the many other editors and production people at The Guilford Press, notably
Editorial Project Manager Anna Brackett, who helped shape and speed this book into
print. I would single out Marie Sprayberry, who went the last mile with her thoughtful,
meticulous copyediting. David Mitchell did yeoman service in reading the manuscript
from cover to cover to root out errors. I am indebted to Ashley Ortiz for her intelligent
criticism of my web page, and to Kyala Shea, who helped get it web borne.
A number of clinicians and other professionals provided their helpful advice in the
final revision process. They include Alison Beale, Ray Blanchard, PhD, Dan G. Blazer,
MD, PhD, William T. Carpenter, MD, Thomas J. Crowley, MD, Darlene Elmore, Jan
Fawcett, MD, Mary Ganguli, MD, Bob Krueger, PhD, Kristian E. Markon, PhD, Wil-
liam Narrow, MD, Peter Papallo, MSW, MS, Charles F. Reynolds, MD, Aidan Wright,
PhD, and Kenneth J. Zucker, PhD. To each of these, and to the countless patients who
have provided the clinical material for this book, I am profoundly grateful.
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