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Can I read Gender and Diagnosis: Struggles and Suggestions for Counselors on EtoBox?
Gender and Diagnosis: Struggles and Suggestions for Counselors by Karen Eriksen; Victoria E. Kress is a Psychology article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Gender and Diagnosis: Struggles and Suggestions for Counselors about?
Concerns have been raised related to the intersection of gender and diagnosis, particularly with respect to biases in diagnoses made according to the __Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders__ (4th ed., text rev.; American Psychiatric Association, 2000). The authors review the literature on the prevalence of diagnoses by gender, sex bias in diagnosis, the problematic impact of particular diagnoses on women, and the relationship of diagnosis to socialization and social conditions. Alternative diagnoses, diagnostic procedures, and diagnostic foci that can help counselors to most effectively avoid gender bias are offered.
Who reads Gender and Diagnosis: Struggles and Suggestions for Counselors?
It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Psychology.
- Author
- Karen Eriksen; Victoria E. Kress
- Publisher
- American Counseling Association; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); Wiley-Blackwell; Wiley (ISSN 1556-6678)
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Psychology (Social Sciences)