A psychoanalytic clinician looks at diagnostic labels and diagnostic classification systems

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 70-81

  Lerner, Paul M ^a   Lerner, Howard D ^a,b  

^a University of Michigan School of Medicine ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOANALYSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 34547757062     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223890701357340     Document Type: Review

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