Revising the classifications of mental disorders: Do we really need to bother?

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 511-513

  Gureje, Oye ^a   Reed, Geoffrey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DSM-5; DSM-IV; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; ICD-10; ICD-11; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; VALIDITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MENTAL DISORDERS;

EID: 84871379150     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: 13691627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09540261.2012.742239     Document Type: Editorial

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