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The dsm5, the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, fifth edition is a tome on mental illness published by the american psychiatric association apa. Featuring an easytouse format and written in nontechnical language, the encyclopedia includes entries for all 150 disorders classified in the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental. This new comprehensive twovolume set provides understandable yet detailed information on mental disorders and conditions. The gale encyclopedia of mental health presents authoritative and comprehensive information on 500 topics in mental health, including diseases and disorders, drugs, alternative treatments, psychiatric assessments, and related concepts. Gale, cengage learning, is a registered trademark used herein under license. Hippocrates is considered the father of medicine, and the hippocratic oath that doctors take is named after him.
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