The Diagnostic System : Why the Classification of Psychiatric Disorders Is Necessary, Difficult, and Never Settled /

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Mental illness is many things at once: It is a natural phenomenon that is also shaped by society and culture. It is biological but also behavioral and social. Mental illness is a problem of both the brain and the mind, and this ambiguity presents a challenge for those who seek to accurately classify...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schnittker, Jason (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2017]
Temas:
Mental illness > Diagnosis.
Psychodiagnostics.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • 1. THE CONTESTED ONTOLOGY OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
  • 2. WHAT DIAGNOSES ARE
  • 3. DSM-III AND THE DESCRIPTIVE SCIENCE OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS
  • 4. RETHINKING THE DSM
  • 5. HOW PROFESSIONALS USE DIAGNOSES
  • 6. HOW THE PUBLIC USES DIAGNOSES
  • 7. HOW SCIENTISTS USE THE DSM
  • 8. HOW CULTURES USE DIAGNOSES
  • 9.THE CONTEMPORARY SCIENCE OF PSYCHIATRIC NOSOLOGY
  • 10. THE ENDLESS SEARCH FOR VALIDITY
  • 11. THE ENDURANCE OF THE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM
  • NOTES
  • INDEX

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