The Diagnostic System: Why the Classification of Psychiatric Disorders Is Necessary, Difficult, and Never Settled

by Jason Schnittker

Book Overview

Mental illness is many things at once: It is a natural phenomenon that is also shaped by society and culture. It is biological but also behavioral and social. Mental illness is a problem of both the brain and the mind, and this ambiguity presents a challenge for those who seek to accurately classify psychiatric disorders. The leading resource we have for doing so is the American Psychiatric Association'sDiagnostic and Statistical Manual, but no...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231178069
• ISBN13: 9780231178068
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"