Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-223) and index.

Machine generated contents note: PART I -- DIAGNOSTIC ISSUES AND THE USE OF DSM-IV -- CHAPTER 1 Psychiatric Diagnosis: Issuesfor School Psychologists -- The Emergence of Psychiatric Diagnosis as a Task -- in School Settings 9 -- Psychiatric Classification and Its Role in School Settings 10 -- Developmental Features to Consider in Diagnosing -- Children and Adolescents 12 -- CHAPTER 2 An Overview of the DSM-IV Diagnostic System -- Basic Definitions of Mental Disorders -- and Other Conditions 14 -- Multiaxial Classification 18 -- Precedence of Diagnoses: Diagnostic Conventions, -- Hierarchies, and Multiple Diagnoses 26 -- Child and Adolescent Mental Health and DSM-IV 28 -- CHAPTER 3 Learning to Use DSM-IV -- Categorical Classification 31 -- Differential Diagnosis 32 -- Ordering of Diagnoses 33 -- Degree of Diagnostic Confidence 34 -- Howto Record Diagnoses 35 -- Interpretation of Diagnostic Impressions -- from Other Sources 36 -- PART II -- GUIDELINES FOR EVALUATION -- OF PRESENTING PROBLEMS -- CHAPTER 4 Disruptive Behavior Symptoms (ExternalizingProblems) -- Overview 41 -- Differential Diagnosis 45 -- Specific Behavior Patterns 48 -- CHAPTER 5 Emotional Symptoms (InternalizingProblems) -- Anxiety Problems 60 -- Mood Problems 77 -- Other Internalizing Problems 89 -- CHAPTER 6 Substance-Related Problems, Other 'Addictive" -- Behaviors, and Harmful Environmental Effects -- Substance-Related Problems 102 -- Other 'Addictive" Behaviors 109 -- Harmful Environmental Effects 111 -- CHAPTER 7 Highly Focused Symptom Patterns -- Eating Problems 114 -- Tic Disorders 119 -- Elimination Disorders 120 -- Miscellaneous Symptom Patterns 121 -- Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders 122 -- Sleep Disorders 123 -- CHAPTER 8 Problems with MentalAbility, Learning, -- Communication, and Cognition -- Overview 125 -- Mental Retardation and Related Problems 126 -- Learning Disorders and Related Problems 134 -- Communication Disorders 141 -- Cognitive Problems 144 -- CHAPTER 9 HighlyAtypical Symptom Patterns: -- Pervasive Developmental Disorders and Psychoses -- Overview 148 -- Pervasive Developmental Disorders 149 I -- Psychoses 154 -- CHAPTER 10 PersonalityDisorders -- Diagnosing Personality Disorders in Youth: -- Controversy and Cautions 163 -- Other Cautions about Diagnosing Personality Disorders 165 -- Cluster A (Odd-Eccentric) Personality Disorders 166 -- Cluster B (Dramatic-Emotional) Personality Disorders 168 -- Cluster C (Anxious-Fearful) Personality Disorders 170 -- Residual Cases 171 -- CHAPTER 11 Additional Codes and Categories -- Broader-Band Residual Categories 172 -- No Diagnosis/Diagnosis Deferred Categories 173 -- Appendix B: Proposed Categories and Axes 174 -- PART III -- THE APPLICATION OF DSM-IV IN SCHOOL SETTINGS: -- ISSUES AND TOPICS -- CHAPTER 12 Ethics and Professional Responsibility in Evaluation -- The Role of the School Psychologist -- in Mental Health Assessment 179 -- Best-Practice Recommendations for School -- Psychologists Regarding Diagnosis 182 -- CHAPTER 13 The Case Record: Data and Supporting -- Documentationfor Diagnosis -- Confidentiality, Freedom of Information, and -- Parents' and Children's Rights 183 -- Maintenance of Records 184 -- CHAPTER 14 Seeking ReimbursementforAssessment and Diagnosis -- within School Settings -- Physicians'CurrentProcedural TerminologyCodes' 186 -- "Medical Necessity" as a Criterion 188 -- Ethical and Professional Responsibilities in Billing 190 -- Diagnostic Disagreement 192 -- CHAPTER 15 DSM-IVand the Individuals with Disabilities -- Education Act -- CHAPTER 16 Concerns aboutDSM-IV -- Concerns about Psychiatric Classification in General 198 -- Concerns about DSM-IV's Overall -- Conceptualization and Structure 200 -- Specific Concerns about DSM-IV 201 -- Concluding Remarks 203 -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- 2002 UPDATES: IDEA 1997 AND DSM-IV-TR.