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The Diagstic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, more commonly kwn as the DSM, is published by the American Psychiatric Association and aims to list and describe all mental disorders. The publication of DSM-V in 2013 brought many changes. Diagsing the Diagstic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is written for all those who wonder whether the DSM-V w classifies the right people in the right way. It is aimed at patients, mental health professionals, and academics with an interest in mental health. Issues addressed include: * What are the main changes that have been made to the classification? * How is the DSM affected by financial links with the pharmaceutical industry? * To what extent were patients involved in revising the classification? * How are diagses added to the DSM? * Does medicalisation threaten the idea that anyone is rmal? * What happens when changes to diagstic criteria mean that people lose their diagses? * How important will the DSM be in the future?Product Identifiers
PublisherKarnac Books
ISBN-101855758253
ISBN-139781855758254
eBay Product ID (ePID)225136635
Product Key Features
Number of Pages96 Pages
Publication NameDiagnosing the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders : Fifth Edition
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2014
SubjectPsychiatry & Clinical Psychology: Professional
TypeTextbook
AuthorRachel Cooper
Subject AreaPsychology
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight4 Oz
Item Length7.8 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Date of Publication30/03/2014
Edition Number5
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
Place of PublicationLondon
Spine10mm
Country of PublicationUnited Kingdom
GenrePsychiatry & Clinical Psychology: Professional
Author BiographyRachel Cooper studied for her PhD in History and Philosophy of Science at Cambridge University, and is currently a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Lancaster University, U.K. She works mainly on conceptual problems around the classification of mental disorders. Her previous publications include 'Classifying Madness' (Springer, 2005) and 'Psychiatry and the Philosophy of Science' (Acumen, 2007).
Edition Statement5th Revised Edition