Contextual aspects of mental disorders: A proposal for axis III of the ICD-10 multiaxial system

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-36

  Janca, A ^a   Kastrup, M ^b   Katschnig, H ^c   Lopez Ibor Jr J J ^d   Mezzich, J E ^e   Sartorius, N ^f  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Classification; Diagnosis; Multiaxial system

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0029893165     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1996.tb09821.x     Document Type: Article

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