DSM-5-TR Learning Companion for Counselors

Book excerpt: "In the DSM-5-TR Learning Companion for Counselors, authors Gill, Dailey, Karl, and Barrio Minton provide readers with an exceptionally practical, straightforward, and, most importantly, readable summary of the The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR), published in 2022 by the American Psychiatric Association. This new text focuses on clinical utility and counselor practice implications. Authors provide an overview of the creation of the manual and an in-depth look at the revisions process for this new text revision. Each of the four parts are grouped by diagnostic similarity and relevance to counselors, by providing a basic description of the diagnostic classification and an overview of the specific disorders covered, as well as highlighting essential features and a review of specific changes, when applicable, from the DSM-5 to the DSM-5-TR"--