Psychiatric Diagnosis: Challenges and Prospects
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In this book, leading experts in the field provide a broad and integrated coverage of the concepts, structure and context of psychiatric diagnosis. It begins by addressing mental health and illness around the world from historical, philosophical and cultural perspectives. Health is approached comprehensively, to include such aspects as resilience, resources and quality of life. The book then covers major specific psychopathology topics in Section II, including new categorizations and dimensional approaches. Section III concentrates on the complex problem of comorbidity, a primary challenge for modern diagnostic classifications in psychiatry. Finally, Section IV reviews emerging international diagnostic systems in psychiatry, considering innovative models and adaptations.
This book will be essential reading for anyone involved in the diagnosis of psychiatric disorders.
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Ihsan M. Salloum, Professor of Psychiatry and Director, Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse: Treatment and Research, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, FL, USA; Section on Classification, Diagnostic Assessment and Nomenclature, World Psychiatric Association.
Juan E. Mezzich, Past President, World Psychiatric Association; Professor of Psychiatry and Director, Division of Psychiatric Epidemiology, International Center for Mental Health, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York University, NY, USA.
