Important Questions Remain to Be Addressed Before Adopting a Dimensional Classification of Mental Disorders

American Psychologist

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 61-62

  Ruscio, Ayelet Meron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REPRODUCIBILITY;

COMMUNICATION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 38549129922     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.63.1.61     Document Type: Article

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