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DMS-IV meets philosophy.

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Frances, A; Mack, AH; First, MB; Widiger, TA; Ross, R; Forman, L; Davis, WW

Published in: Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

1994

The authors discuss some of the conceptual issues that must be considered in using and understanding psychiatric classification. DMS-IV is a practical and common sense nosology of psychiatric disorders that is intended to improve communication in clinical practice and in research studies. DSM-IV has no philosophic pretensions but does raise many philosophical questions. This paper describes the development of DSM-IV and the way in which it addresses a number of philosophic issues: nominalism vs. realism, epistemology in science, the mind/body dichotomy, the definition of mental disorders, and dimensional vs. categorical classification.

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Author Leslie M. Forman Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Behavioral Medicine & Neur ...

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Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Publication Date

1994

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207 / 218

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Applied Ethics
2203 Philosophy
2201 Applied Ethics

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Frances, A., Mack, A. H., First, M. B., Widiger, T. A., Ross, R., Forman, L., & Davis, W. W. (1994). DMS-IV meets philosophy. Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, 19(3), 207–218.

Frances, A., A. H. Mack, M. B. First, T. A. Widiger, R. Ross, L. Forman, and W. W. Davis. “DMS-IV meets philosophy.” Journal of Medicine and Philosophy 19, no. 3 (1994): 207–18.

Frances A, Mack AH, First MB, Widiger TA, Ross R, Forman L, et al. DMS-IV meets philosophy. Journal of Medicine and Philosophy. 1994;19(3):207–18.

Frances, A., et al. “DMS-IV meets philosophy.” Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, vol. 19, no. 3, 1994, pp. 207–18.

Frances A, Mack AH, First MB, Widiger TA, Ross R, Forman L, Davis WW. DMS-IV meets philosophy. Journal of Medicine and Philosophy. 1994;19(3):207–218.