"Schizophrenics," "borderlines," and the lingering legacy of misplaced concreteness: An examination of the persistent misconception that the DSM classifies people instead of disorders

Psychiatry

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 100-112

  Flanagan, Elizabeth H ^a   Davidson, Larry ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BORDERLINE STATE; CONFUSION; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TAXONOMY;

BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 34547605918     PISSN: 00332747     EISSN: 1943281X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/psyc.2007.70.2.100     Document Type: Review

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