Awesome book
I bought this book after it was suggested by one of professors in my M.A. in Counseling Psychology program. It is very helpful for the begining clinician in making a diagnosis and it also provides examples of clients with the particular disorders in order to demonstrate a clear picture of what the presenting features are like.

Really Makes the DSM IV Understandable
With its interesting clinical vignettes, this book makes the information in the DSM IV palatable. The DSM IV is a huge book loaded with information and facts. THIS book helps to make the diagnoses real and personal. I enjoyed reading it not just to study for my Licensed Mental Health Counselor test but also as an interesting guidebook to mental health disorders.

DSM-4 made easy
good book, recommended by my professor as an extra. Glad I got it

Very useful for an Adult Psychopathology class
I found this book much more useful than any other providing disorder classification system.

Excellent resource
I use this text as a support text for a class I teach on Sex crimes and Paraphilias.. It works well in determiong background on offenders.