How better definitions of mental disorders could aid diagnosis and treatment
- Written by Miri Forbes, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Psychiatry and Psychology, University of Minnesota
From www.shutterstock.com Mental disorders are currently defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), which includes hundreds of distinct diagnostic categories, but a new study we worked on suggests we could do better.
Each category in the DSM has a checklist of criteria. If you meet “enough” (often, just...
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