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Psychiatric diagnosis and classification

World Congress of Psychiatry, (11th, 1999, Hamburg, Germany) · Chichester : John Wiley Sons Ltd, 2002

Publisher
Chichester : John Wiley Sons Ltd, 2002
Physical description
294 pages
ISBN
047084647X
Dewey classification
616.89
Language
English

Summary

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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003Control number identifierJwS
005Date and time of latest transaction26 Nov 2011, 08:52
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020International Standard Book Number (ISBN)047084647X 0471496812
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041Language codeeng
082Dewey Decimal call number616.89
111Main entry – meeting nameWorld Congress of Psychiatry (11th : 1999 : Hamburg, Germany)
245Title statementPsychiatric diagnosis and classification [electronic resource] / Mario Maj ... [et al.]
250Edition statement1st ed.
260Publication, distribution, etc. (imprint)Chichester : John Wiley Sons Ltd, 2002
300Physical descriptionxi, 294 p. ; 24 cm.
504Bibliography, etc. noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520Summary, etc.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.
533Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Somerset, New Jersey : Wiley InterScience, 2002. System requirement: Adobe Reader. Available via World Wide Web. Digital version of: Psychiatric diagnosis and classification.
650Subject added entry – topical term
  • Mental illness--Classification--Congresses.
  • Mental illness--Diagnosis--Congresses.
700Added entry – personal nameMaj, Mario, 1953-
773Host item entryWiley online library.
776Additional physical form entryPsychiatric diagnosis and classification Original 0471496812.
999CollectionDownloads