| Should our major classifications of mental disorders be revised? | |
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PMID: 20357297 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Our major classification systems (DSM and ICD) face three main problems: the high rates of 'comorbidity' that are produced by our present diagnostic rules, the increasing use of 'not elsewhere classified' (NEC) by practising clinicians, and the fact that each new edition is longer and more complex than the one preceding it. A major simplification of the chapter structure used by each classification might pave the way to address these problems. |
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Authors:
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David Goldberg |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Editorial |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science Volume: 196 ISSN: 1472-1465 ISO Abbreviation: Br J Psychiatry Publication Date: 2010 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-04-01 Completed Date: 2010-05-14 Revised Date: 2011-06-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0342367 Medline TA: Br J Psychiatry Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 255-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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Comorbidity Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders* Humans International Classification of Diseases Mental Disorders / classification*, diagnosis, epidemiology |
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Comment In:
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Br J Psychiatry. 2010 Aug;197(2):158; author reply 158-9
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