Psychiatric diagnosis and classification [electronic resource]

• Tác giả: Mario Maj
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-10: 047084647X
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 616.89 Mental disorders
• Thông tin xuất bản: Chichester : John Wiley Sons Ltd, 2002
• Mô tả vật lý: xi, 294 p. ; , 24 cm.
• Bộ sưu tập: Khoa học ứng dụng
• ID: 47914
• Chủ đề: 1. Mental illness--Classification; 2. Mental illness--Diagnosis

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Tóm tắt

 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.