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Beyond The Dsm-Iv: Assumptions, Alternatives, And Alterations, Shane J. Lopez, Lisa Edwards, Jennifer Teramoto Pedrotti, Ellie C. Prosser, Stephanie Larue, Susan Vehige Spalitto, Jon C. Ulven
Beyond The Dsm-Iv: Assumptions, Alternatives, And Alterations, Shane J. Lopez, Lisa Edwards, Jennifer Teramoto Pedrotti, Ellie C. Prosser, Stephanie Larue, Susan Vehige Spalitto, Jon C. Ulven
College of Education Faculty Research and Publications
Current diagnostic processes reflect the limitations and utility of the framework of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.; DSM-IV; American Psychiatric Association, 1994). Clinical information in the DSM-IV's 5-axis system almost exclusively focuses on weaknesses and pathology and is summarized in a flawed categorical system. Hence, the authors describe 3 adjunctive, or alternative, means of conceptualizing behavior; several means of altering the current DSM-IV system; and 2 future directions in the diagnosis of strengths.
Behavioral Treatment Approaches To Obesity: Successes With The Nonretarded And Retarded, Anthony F. Rotatori, Harvey Switzky, Robert A. Fox
Behavioral Treatment Approaches To Obesity: Successes With The Nonretarded And Retarded, Anthony F. Rotatori, Harvey Switzky, Robert A. Fox
College of Education Faculty Research and Publications
This article discusses the successful use of behavioral approaches, which have been adopted from research with non-retarded individuals, to the treatment of obese retarded individuals. The first section delineates a variety of approaches with non-retarded obese individuals whereas the second section summarizes the efficacy of these approaches with the obese retarded. The last section discusses practical and future research implications.