Philosophical Perspectives on Psychiatric Diagnostic Classification (The Johns Hopkins Series in Psychiatry and Neuroscience) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0801847702 ISBN 13: 9780801847707

Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994

Synopsis

As the biological and psychosocial technologies in psychiatry continue to expand, the need for careful critical reflection on the scientific, ethical and practical aspects of psychiatry becomes ever greater. In "Philosophical Perspectives on Psychiatric Diagnostic Classification", John Osborne Wiggins, Michael Scwartz and others present a philosophical exploration of conceptual difficulties in psychiatric taxonomies or nosologies, using the current official American Psychiatric Association diagnostic handbook, the "Diagnosis and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)" as an example.

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"The book begins with a 'must read' introductory and historical chapter by Edwin R. Wallace IV that provides a good foundations for readers embarking on a philosophical journey through psychiatric taxonomy." -- Journal of the American Medical Association

About this edition

• Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0801847702
• ISBN 13: 9780801847707
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416
• Editor: Sadler MD Dr. John Z., Wiggins Jr. PhD Dr. Osborne P., Schwartz MD Dr. Michael A.