Psychiatric diagnosis: Impersonal, imperfect and important

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 204, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 93-95

  Craddock, Nick ^a   Mynors Wallis, Laurence ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Alderney Community Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL INSTABILITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHIATRIST; REVIEW; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ADULT; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRY;

EID: 84893537779     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.113.133090     Document Type: Review

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