Diagnosis and the DSM: A Critical Review

Vanheule, S.

This book critically evaluates the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). Through analysis of the history of psychiatric diagnosis and of the handbook itself, it argues that the DSM-5 has a narrow biomedical approach to mental disorders, and proposes a new contextualizing model of mental health symptoms.

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Published by: Palgrave Pivot

Publication Date: 2014-03-19

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137404671

DOI: 10.1057/9781137404688

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 103