Diagnosis and the DSM
A Critical Review
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Medical, Nursing
| Author: | S. Vanheule | ISBN: | 9781137404688 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | March 19, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Pivot | Language: | English |
| Author: | S. Vanheule |
| ISBN: | 9781137404688 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | March 19, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Pivot |
| Language: | English |
This book critically evaluates the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). Through analysis of the history of psychiatric diagnosis and of the handbook itself, it argues that the DSM-5 has a narrow biomedical approach to mental disorders, and proposes a new contextualizing model of mental health symptoms.
This book critically evaluates the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). Through analysis of the history of psychiatric diagnosis and of the handbook itself, it argues that the DSM-5 has a narrow biomedical approach to mental disorders, and proposes a new contextualizing model of mental health symptoms.
