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Overview
This guide will help students find and access library resources related to special education and teaching exceptional children. Whether you're researching a particular condition or disorder, or looking for information about giftedness, neurodiversity, or learning disabilities more generally, hopefully you'll find what you need here. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me using the links in the left had column.
Background Information Sources
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Online) by Call Number: REF RC 455.2 C4D54 2013ISBN: 9780890425572Publication Date: 2013The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) is used by health professionals, social workers, and forensic and legal specialists to diagnose and classify mental disorders. The criteria are concise and explicit, intended to facilitate an objective assessment of symptom presentations in a variety of clinical settings- inpatient, outpatient, partial hospital, consultation-liaison, clinical, private practice, and primary care.
Encyclopedia of Special Education Online by ISBN: 9781119520016Publication Date: 2018The only comprehensive reference devoted to special education The highly acclaimed Encyclopedia of Special Education addresses issues of importance ranging from theory to practice and is a critical reference for researchers as well as those working in the special education field.
Using the DSM-V
The DSM-V is a manual designed to help mental health professionals diagnose and treat mental disorders. It is not organized alphabetically, but rather orders the contents under broad categories. You can find the disorder your researching by using the index at the back. For some disorders, you may need to look up synonyms or use google to find out how the disorder is titled.
Each entry contains information about the diagnosis, prevalance, development and course, prognosis, comorbidity, etc.
Note: the classification of mental disorders is a controversial topic that merits deeper research than can be provided by consulting the DSM-5 alone. Please refer to other books, journals, and databases to gain a complete understanding of this complex research area.