A Primer for ICD-10-CM Users: Psychological and Behavioral Conditions

The ICD- -CM is already used throughout much the United States healthcare system as a major diagnostic system, yet it is only just gaining prevalence in mental healthcare. This book provides psychologists an overview of the ICD, including its history and functionality, so that they can better integrate it into their clinical work. Readers will also be prepared for upcoming revisions to the ICD- -CM and the eventual release of the ICD- that will affect their everyday practices.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments Introduction Overview of the ICD The ICD- -CM Strengths and Limitations of Diagnostic Classification Preview of the ICD- Appendix: ICD- -CM Codes for Mental, Behavioral, and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Glossary of Abbreviations References Index About the Author

About the Author :
Carol D. Goodheart, EdD, is in independent practice in Princeton, New Jersey, and is past president of APA. Her career integrates practice, scholarship, and service to psychology. Dr. Goodheart works at the intersection of physical and mental health, practice and science, humanism and scholarship. Before becoming a psychologist, Dr. Goodheart trained as a nurse. She worked in urban emergency medicine and intensive care, as well as rural public health on two Native American reservations. She earned her doctorate in counseling psychology from Rutgers University, and she specializes in the treatment of individuals, couples, and families coping with physical diseases or disabilities. In addition to her practice, she has served at Rutgers University's Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology in a number of roles: clinical supervisor, contributing faculty, and committee on continuing education. She is a founding partner of two organizations: PsychHealth, PA, a multi-specialty mental health practice offering treatment services, program design, and consultation, primarily in health psychology and W2W, LLC, dedicated to the development and dissemination of materials designed to build strengths, promote health, and enhance quality of life for women.  

Review :
amp ldquo This book provides a simple yet informative introduction to ICD. It will be enlightening to many U.S. practitioners unaware of the usefulness of ICD beyond medical billing. It is well worth reading. amp rdquo amp ndash Doody amp rsquo s Review Service amp reg amp ldquo For its accessible treatment, useful introduction, and informed coverage of the practices and principles of the ICD- -CM, Goodheart amp rsquo s book should be on the desks of clinicians throughout the nation. For those practitioners anxious to effect the changeover to ICD- -CM, this pithy primer is just what the doctor ordered. amp rdquo amp ndash PsycCRITIQUES amp reg amp ldquo A very readable and clinically useful resource for psychologists wishing to ramp up for the transition to ICD- -CM. amp rdquo amp ndash New England Psychologist