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Since its initial publication more than 50 years ago, the DSM has systematized the complex intellectual and clinical process of diagnosing mentally ill persons through the use of categories and classification. The manuals have provided a consistent diagnostic language for clinical work, research, and teaching; have established a common international taxonomic standard; and have provided psychiatrists with a means of communicating with patients and the public. With a new iteration of the DSM on the horizon, the APA has initiated a multiphase research review process designed to set the stage for the fifth revision, due to be published in 2013. This book brings together the most promising research presented at the conference "The Future of Psychiatric Diagnosis: Refining the Research Agenda," which was convened by the APA, in collaboration with the World Health Organization and the U.S. National Institutes of Health. Conferees were challenged to go beyond the current categorical definitions set forth in DSM-III and DSM-IV and suggest ways of incorporating more quantitative, dimensional concepts into DSM-V. The resulting work: - Addresses the challenge of creating dimensional measures

Author

John E. Helzer; Helena Chmura Kraemer; Robert F. Krueger; Hans-Ulrich Wittchen; Paul J. Sirovatka; Darrel A. Regier

Publisher

American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9780890426548

Subjects

Medical, Medicine