DSM-IV-TR® Handbook of Differential Diagnosis Chapter 4. DSM-IV-TR Symptom Index > Introduction Excerpt: "The symptom index is a quick and convenient overview that can help form the basis for your differential diagnosis. It has a very different point of departure from the DSM-IV-TR Differential Diagnosis Tables. The tables are organized syndromally just as is DSM-IV-TR. Each disorder is defined by a cluster of symptoms that frequently co-occurs and that shares aspects of course, family history, and treatment response. As with the decision trees in Chapter 2, the symptom index helps you go in the reverse direction—from symptom to syndrome. Some of the symptoms covered in this chapter have also served as the starting point for decision trees presented in this book. However, many more symptoms are included here to provide a more fine-grained depiction of the system than was possible with the decision trees.This index is divided into three parts. The first is a table of contents indicating where to find a symptom in the index. Next the symptom index is presented, with the symptoms listed in alphabetical order. For each symptom, there is a list of the DSM-IV-TR disorders that..." DOI: 10.1176/appi.books.9781585622658.120457 The content above is only an excerpt. For full access subscribe now or log into your account below. You can also purchase 24- or 48-hour access; learn more Username: Password:     Athens Login FORGOT your subscriber username and/or password? Get a reminder via email: The email I registered with is:  Not a subscriber? Subscribe Today PsychiatryOnline is a powerful website that features DSM-IV-TR® and The American Journal of Psychiatry as the cornerstones of an unsurpassed collection of psychiatric references, including books, journals, and self-assessment tools. PsychiatryOnline’s innovative platform makes these resources easy and convenient to use, offering Precise and powerful searching across books and journals. Quick pathways to related material. Mobile access from any computer with a Web connection. Ability to download any book section to PDA. Links from bibliographic references to the full text of journal articles. References to material not located in the PsychiatryOnline collection lead you to PubMed. Learn more about PsychiatryOnline Need more help? PsychiatryOnline Customer Service may be reached by emailing PsychiatryOnline@psych.org or by calling 800-368-5777 (in the U.S.) or 703-907-7322 (outside the U.S.).