Making The Dsm5 Concepts And Controversies

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In Making the DSM-5, prominent experts delve into the debate about psychiatric nosology and examine the conceptual and pragmatic issues underlying the new manual. While retracing the historic controversy over DSM, considering the political context and economic impact of the manual, and focusing on what was revised or left unchanged in the new edition, this timely volume addresses the main concerns of the future of psychiatry and questions whether the DSM legacy can truly improve the specialty and advance its goals.

subjects: Mental illness,  Psychiatry,  History,  Classification,  Mental Disorders,  Classication,  Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders,  "Manuel diagnostique et statistique des troubles mentaux",  Pathological Psychology,  "Manuel diagnostique et statistique des troubles mentaux.",  PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / General,  PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Illness,  PSYCHOLOGY / Clinical Psychology,  MEDICAL / Psychiatry / General,  MEDICAL / Mental Health