A Psychological Approach to Diagnosis: Using the ICD-11 as a Framework

This ground-breaking volume, published by the American Psychological Association in partnership with the International Union of Psychological Science, provides a detailed guide for the clinical implementation of the ICD-11 diagnostic classification system by psychologists and other health professionals.

The World Health Assembly adopted the Eleventh Revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) in 2019 as the basis for global health information and reporting. This edited volume offers a step-by-step approach to diagnosis, giving psychologists and trainees around the world the tools they need to apply ICD-11 diagnostic requirements for mental, behavioral, and neurodevelopmental disorders as the basis for delivering high quality, evidence-informed care.

Authors summarize impairment, functioning, assessment, the developmental approach, terminology, research methodologies, and other key aspects of psychological practice. Each chapter describes a psychological approach to a different diagnostic area, operationalized as a conceptually driven, person-oriented, biopsychosociocultural formulation that integrates pertinent history, behavior, symptoms, phenomenology, and functioning.

Written to be responsive to the unique context of psychological practice, including consideration of regional, linguistic, and cultural factors, A Psychological Approach to Diagnosis is the first comprehensive training resource on WHO's ICD-11 classification of mental, behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders. This book is designed to complement the World Health Organization's Clinical Descriptions and Diagnostic Requirements (CDDR) for ICD-11 Mental, Behavioural and Neurodevelopmental Disorders.


Author: Geoffrey M. Reed
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 02/20/2024
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9781433832680

About the Author

Geoffrey M. Reed, PhD, professor of medical psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA.

Pierre L.-J. Ritchie, PhD, professor emeritus, School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Canada.

Andreas Maercker, PhD MD, professor of psychology, Department of Psychology, Division of Psychopathology and Clinical Intervention, University of Zurich, Switzerland.

Tahilia Rebello, PhD, assistant professor of clinical psychology, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA.