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DSM-III: from left to right or from right to left?
- Source :
- British Journal of Psychiatry; Jul90, Vol. 157, p116-118, 3p
- Publication Year :
- 1990
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Abstract
- DSM-III has largely been based upon essentialist notions of increasingly accurate and 'valid' definitions of diseases. A nominalist approach would facilitate study of aetiological factors and variables in the natural history of diseases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00071250
- Volume :
- 157
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- British Journal of Psychiatry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 25100482
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.157.1.116