Everything you need to know about the DSM-5 in an organized & concise presentation Providing you with a quick & easy way to get up-to-speed on recent changes to the two main classification systems DSM-5 Essentials highlights these changes in a logical & systematic manner so that you can easily make the transition from DSM-IV to DSM-5 Author Lourie Reichenberg offers health care providers instructors clinicians in practice settings & office staff who do coding for insurance reimbursement the information they need to do their jobs smoothly & efficiently with coverage of The twenty classifications of disorders Emerging measures & models The future of diagnosis & treatment planning Matching clients' needs with the best evidence-based treatment Major changes to the DSM-5 such as the replacement of the multiaxial system the developmental & lifespan approach & cultural & gender considerations Arranged in the same sequence as the DSM-5 DSM-5 Essentials covers what has changed from the DSM-IV what these changes mean for diagnosis & the implication of these changes on the selection of effective evidence-based treatment