A brief history of psychiatric classification. From the ancients to DSM-IV.
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Mack, AH; Forman, L; Brown, R; Frances, A
Published in: Psychiatr Clin North Am
September 1994
We are now at an interesting crossroads in the history of psychiatric nosology. There have been many oscillations over time between etiologic and descriptive models, between lumping and splitting, and between categorical and dimensional systems. It is unfortunate, but inevitable, that most of the etiologic models of the past have been based on unproven and unprovable theories. Like its predecessors, DSM-IV is a descriptive system, and it too gradually will be replaced by an etiologic model--one, it is hoped, that is more scientifically valid than previous attempts at etiologic explanation. This will be an important step for the profession, for scientific understanding, and for the patient.
Duke Scholars
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Psychiatr Clin North Am
ISSN
0193-953X
Publication Date
September 1994
Volume
17
Issue
3
Start / End Page
515 / 523
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- United States
- Psychiatry
- Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
- Mental Disorders
- Humans
- History, Ancient
- History, 20th Century
- History, 19th Century
- History, 18th Century
- History, 17th Century
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Mack, A. H., Forman, L., Brown, R., & Frances, A. (1994). A brief history of psychiatric classification. From the ancients to DSM-IV. Psychiatr Clin North Am, 17(3), 515–523.
Mack, A. H., L. Forman, R. Brown, and A. Frances. “A brief history of psychiatric classification. From the ancients to DSM-IV.” Psychiatr Clin North Am 17, no. 3 (September 1994): 515–23.
Mack AH, Forman L, Brown R, Frances A. A brief history of psychiatric classification. From the ancients to DSM-IV. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 1994 Sep;17(3):515–23.
Mack, A. H., et al. “A brief history of psychiatric classification. From the ancients to DSM-IV.” Psychiatr Clin North Am, vol. 17, no. 3, Sept. 1994, pp. 515–23.
Mack AH, Forman L, Brown R, Frances A. A brief history of psychiatric classification. From the ancients to DSM-IV. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 1994 Sep;17(3):515–523.
Published In
Psychiatr Clin North Am
ISSN
0193-953X
Publication Date
September 1994
Volume
17
Issue
3
Start / End Page
515 / 523
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- United States
- Psychiatry
- Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
- Mental Disorders
- Humans
- History, Ancient
- History, 20th Century
- History, 19th Century
- History, 18th Century
- History, 17th Century