| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 181 pages) |
| Contents |
Diagnosis in psychiatry -- DSM and its discontents -- Over-diagnosis and overtreatment -- Science, philosophy, and diagnosis -- How 'major' is major depression? -- The boundaries of bipolarity -- PTSD and trauma -- ADHD and attention -- Personality and personality disorder -- Other disorders in which over-diagnosis is a risk -- How do we know what is normal? -- Where do we go from here? |
| Summary |
As one of the few resources to thoroughly examine the critical problem of over-diagnosis in psychiatry today, this title covers how over-diagnosis in psychiatric practice may lead to over-treatment. It considers the complications of the DSM-5 classification system, with particular reference to major depression, bipolar disorder, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). While each of these conditions have given rise to diagnostic fads and epidemics, the classification of mental disorders remains provisional without any biomarkers for mental disorders. It then covers the importance of conservative diagnoses, recognizing that normal variants are not necessarily disorder, and that in many cases, under-, rather than over-diagnosing may be best practice |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Mental illness -- Diagnosis.
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Diagnostic errors.
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Mental Disorders -- diagnosis
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Diagnostic Errors
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Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures -- statistics & numerical data
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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Diagnostic errors.
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Mental illness -- Diagnosis.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199350650 |
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0199350655 |
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