Psychiatric Diagnosis and Classification (Based in part on presentation at 11th World Congress)

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. Criteria For Assessing A Classification In Psychiatry / Assen Jablensky, Robert E. Kendell -- International Classifications And The Diagnosis Of Mental Disorders: Strengths, Limitations And Future Perspectives / T. Bedirhan Ustun, Somnath Chatterji, Gavin Andrews -- The American Psychiatric Association (apa) Classification Of Mental Disorders: Strengths, Limitations And Future Perspectives / Darrel A. Regier, Michael First, Tina Marshall, William E. Narrow -- Implications Of Comorbidity For The Classification Of Mental Disorders: The Need For A Psychobiology Of Coherence / C. Robert Cloninger -- Evolutionary Theory, Culture And Psychiatric Diagnosis / Horacio Fabrega Jr. -- The Role Of Phenomenology In Psychiatric Diagnosis And Classification / Josef Parnas, Dan Zahavi -- Multiaxial Diagnosis In Psychiatry / Juan E. Mezzich, Aleksandar Janca, Marianne C. Kastrup -- Clinical Assessment Instruments In Psychiatry / Charles B. Pull, Jean-marc Cloos, Marie-claire Pull-erpelding -- Psychiatric Diagnosis And Classification In Primary Care / David Goldberg, Greg Simon, Gavin Andrews -- Psychiatric Diagnosis And Classification In Developing Countries / R. Srinivasa Murthy, Narendra N. Wig. Edited By Mario Maj ... [et Al.]. Based In Part On Presentations Delivered At The 11th World Congress Of Psychiatry (hamburg, Germany, August 6-11, 1999). Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Also Available In An Electronic Version. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web. 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 issues covered 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 and Classification provides a comprehensive picture of the current state of available diagnostic and classificatory systems in psychiatry and the improvements that are needed. This book will be of interest to psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health nurses, managers and policy makers 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. Three decades after the introduction of explicit diagnostic criteria and, subsequently, rule-based classification such as DSM-III [1], DSM-III-R [2], ICD-10 [3] and DSM-IV [4], it should be possible to examine the impact of these tools on psychiatric nosology.