A critique of the diagnostic criteria for psychiatric disorders for use with adults with Learning Disabilities/Mental Retardation (DC-LD) chapter on non-affective psychotic disorders

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, Supplement

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 16-25

  Melville, Craig A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnostic criteria; Intellectual disabilities; Mental retardation; Psychotic disorders; Reliability; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; CLASSIFICATION; DELUSIONAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOSIS; RELIABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0346147011     PISSN: 13510886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2788.47.s1.12.x     Document Type: Review

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