The importance and limits of harm in identifiying mental disorder

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 618-621

  Wakefield, Jerome C ^a,b   First, Michael B ^c,d  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c New York State Psychiatric Institute ^*  (United States)

^d NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical significance; Diagnosis; Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders fifth edition; DSM 5; Dysfunction; False positives; Harmful dysfunction; Mental disorder definition; Validity

Indexed keywords

DISTRESS SYNDROME; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; REVIEW;

CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE; DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS-FIFTH EDITION; DSM-5; DYSFUNCTION; FALSE POSITIVES; HARMFUL DYSFUNCTION; MENTAL DISORDER DEFINITION; VALIDITY;

DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS;

EID: 84887605031     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371305801107     Document Type: Review

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