An Alternative Hierarchical Organization of the Mental Disorders of the DSM-IV

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 693-698

  Flanagan, Elizabeth H ^a   Keeley, Jared ^b   Blashfield, Roger K ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

clinicians; DSM; hierarchy; taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROSIS; PSYCHOSIS;

EID: 50849097593     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0012535     Document Type: Article

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