Psychiatric Diagnosis and Classification:

This book provides an overview of the strengths and limitations of the currently available systems for the diagnosis and classification of mental disorders, in particular the DSM-IV and the ICD-10, and of the prospects for future developments. Among the issues covered are: * The impact of biological...

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1. Verfasser: Maj, Mario (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Chichester John Wiley Sons Ltd 2002
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Zusammenfassung:This book provides an overview of the strengths and limitations of the currently available systems for the diagnosis and classification of mental disorders, in particular the DSM-IV and the ICD-10, and of the prospects for future developments. Among the issues covered are: * The impact of biological research * The diagnosis of mental disorders in primary care * The usefulness and limitations of the concept of comorbidity in psychiatry * The role of understanding and empathy in the diagnostic process * The ethical, legal and social aspects of psychiatric classification Psychiatric Diagnosis and Classification provides a comprehensive picture of the current state of available diagnostic and classificatory systems in psychiatry and the improvements that are needed. This book will be of interest to psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health nurses, managers and policy makers
Beschreibung:"Based in part on presentations delivered at the 11th World Congress of Psychiatry (Hamburg, Germany, August 6-11, 1999). - Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (Elektronische Ressource (xi, 280 p))
ISBN:047084647X
9780470846476

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