Diagnosis and the Dsm: A Critical Review

By Stijn Vanheule

Book Overview

This book critically evaluates the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). Through analysis of the history of psychiatric diagnosis and of the handbook itself, it argues that the DSM-5 has a narrow biomedical approach to mental disorders, and proposes a new contextualizing model of mental health symptoms.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137404671
• ISBN13: 9781137404671
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• Length: 103 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"