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Record Nr.

UNINA9910829892003321

Titolo

Psychiatric diagnosis [[electronic resource] ] : challenges and prospects / / editors, Ihsan M. Salloum, Juan E. Mezzich

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; ; Hoboken, N.J., USA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009

ISBN

1-282-12344-0

9786612123443

0-470-74348-4

0-470-74345-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (333 p.)

Collana

World Psychiatric Association ; ; v.8

Altri autori (Persone)

SalloumIhsan M

MezzichJuan E

Disciplina

616.89/075

616.89075

Soggetti

Mental illness

Psychodiagnostics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

section 1. Concepts of mental illness and health across the world -- section 2. Psychopathology -- section 3. Comorbidity in mental and general health -- section 4. Diagnostic models.

Sommario/riassunto

Psychiatric diagnosis is one of the most important topics within the broad field of psychiatry. Clear, accurate definitions of the various disorders are essential for clinicians around the world to be confident that they are classifying patients in the same way, thereby enabling comparisons of treatment regimens and their outcomes. There are two major classification systems in use, one produced by the World Health Organization, the WHO International Classification of Diseases, Mental Disorders Chapter, and one by the American Psychiatric Association, the well known Diagnostic and Statistical M