The Clinical Assessment Workbook: Balancing Strengths and Differential Diag by Elizabeth Pomeroy, Kathryn Wambach

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Synopsis

Case examples of many psychiatric disorders are presented for students taking courses in abnormal psychology, clinical assessment, psychopathology, and the DSM-IV-TR. Each section on a specific category of disorders describes symptom patterns and discusses the potential impact of behaviors consistent with the diagnosis on an individual's support system. Diversity issues are considered, and suggestions are given for handling emergency situations. The authors are affiliated with the University of Texas-Austin. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Biography

Elizabeth Pomeroy earned a B.A. at the University of North Carolina-Asheville, an M.S.W. at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and a Ph.D. at The University of Texas at Austin. With more than 20 years of experience, Pomeroy's current teaching and research interests include clinical social work courses with a focus on mental health, health and children, and families; HIV/AIDS interventions; crime victims; interventions for offenders in the criminal justice system; and clinical social work group interventions for children, adults, and families.

Kathryn G. Wambach, Ph.D., A.C.S.W., received her Master's degree in Social Work from Florida State University in 1980. She worked in publicly funded mental health and substance abuse treatment facilities for approximately 20 years focusing primarily on crisis and emergency services. She received her Ph.D. in Social Work in 1992 from Florida State University. After that time, she was on faculty at the University of Texas at Austin teaching primarily in the clinical concentration. She was the former Director of the BSW Program. Her research interests were focused on the effectiveness of mental health and substance abuse interventions with high-risk populations including juvenile offenders and persons with serious and persistent mental illnesses.