The DSM-IV Training Guide assists thousands of mental health professionals in their understanding and application of the multiaxial evaluation system. Whether used by clinicians as a step-by-step guide in understanding and applying the DSM-IV, or as a training resource for individuals, groups, or students, the DSM-IV Training Guide includes many new features not found in any other volume, making it an indispensable companion to the DSM-IV.

William H. Reid, M.D., M.P.H., is Medical Director, Texas Dept. of Mental Health and Mental Retardation; Professor of Psychiatry, Liaison for Mental Health and Mental Retardation Affairs, The University of Texas System; and Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry, Texas A and M College of Medicine. In addition to serving on the editorial boards of five professional journals, Dr. Reid has authored or edited ten books and several monographs and has written numerous papers, articles, and book chapters. Michael G. Wise, M.D., F.A.C.P., is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Louisiana State University School of Medicine and Tulane School of Medicine, New Orleans, and Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Wise is a reviewer for numerous journals, is a member of several editorial boards, and is widely published in books and professional journals.