Psychiatric Diagnosis and Classification

ISBN: 0471496812

AUTHOR: Mario Maj
AUTHOR: Wolfgang Gaebel
AUTHOR: Juan José Lopez-Ibor
AUTHOR: Norman Sartorius
PUBDATE: 11/03/02
BINDING: Cloth
LIST PRICE: £60.00
MEMBER PRICE: £54.00

DESCRIPTION:
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 covered issues 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 & Classification provides a comprehensive picture of the current state of available diagnostic and classificatory systems in psychiatry and the improvements that are needed.

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