DSM-5. Manuale diagnostico e statistico dei disturbi mentali

Terrible plot, no character development. Still good though.

After reading through some of these reviews I think that it is safe to say that this manual is very easily misunderstood. The two main critiques seem to be that a) Big pharma and the insurance companies had their hands all over it, and b) we are pathologizing normal human behavior. To address point

Ending sucked

As a psychologist, I use this manual often. So far, what I like: * No more multiaxial diagnosis! *cheers* I really don't think Axes III, IV, and V added much so I'm glad to see them gone. * The Major Depressive Disorder specifier of "Anxious Distress". It seems somewhat common to see depression and anx Leggi tutto

Great for Self Diagnosis. Even better for diagnosing friends and family members as borderline narcissists.

You can't exactly "read" this, but you certainly need to understand it if you're going to work in mental health.

Grippingly excellent. Psychological thriller. Suspenseful, with an epic twist at the end that I did not see coming! It’s easy to see how Stephen King won a Pulitzer for this masterpiece. Extraordinarily written. *edit* Stephen King apparently did not write this. What the f-ck did I just read then? ** Leggi tutto