Toward an operational definition of disease in psychiatry and psychology: Implications for diagnosis and treatment

International Journal of Risk and Safety in Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-46

  Stein, David B ^a   Baldwin, Steve ^b  

^a LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE; MELATONIN; NORADRENALIN; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEROTONIN;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0033868255     PISSN: 09246479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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