Should Social Workers Use Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5?

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 11-12

  Frances, Allen ^a   Jones, K Dayle ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

assessment; diagnosis; evidence based practice; field of practice; literature review; mental health; psychometric study

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890139244     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: 15527581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049731513507981     Document Type: Article

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