Psychiatric diagnosis and classification / / edited by Mario Maj ... [et al.] [[electronic resource]]

• Pubblicazione: New York, : John Wiley, 2002
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xi, 294 p. )
• Disciplina: 616.89/075
• Soggetto topico: Mental illness; Mental illness - Diagnosis; Mental Disorders - diagnosis; Mental Disorders - classification; Maladies mentales - Diagnostic - Congrès; Maladies mentales - Classification; Psychodiagnostiek; Psychiatrie; Classificatie; Mental Disorders
• Soggetto genere / forma: Congress.; Computer network resources.; Electronic books.
• Altri autori: MajMario <1953->
• Note generali: "Based in part on presentations delivered at the 11th World Congress of Psychiatry (Hamburg, Germany, August 6-11, 1999)."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Psychiatric diagnosis and classification
• ISBN: 9786610101283; 0-470-84647-X; 0-470-35830-0; 1-280-10128-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910840670403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II