Psychiatric Diagnosis : Challenges and Prospects

by Editor: Ihsan M. Salloum (Department of Psychiatry &; Behavioral Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, USA ; ); Co-Editor: Juan E. Mezzich (Information Center for Mental Health, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York Un

• ISBN13: 9780470743454
• ISBN10: 047074345X
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2009-03-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Psychiatric diagnosis is one of the most important topics within the broad field of psychiatry. Clear, accurate definitions of the various disorders are essential for clinicians around the world to be confident that they are classifying patients in the same way, thereby enabling comparisons of treatment regimens and their outcomes. There are two major classification systems in use, one produced by the World Health Organization, the WHO International Classification of Diseases, Mental Disorders Chapter, and one by the American Psychiatric Association, the well known Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Both of these are being revised so this book from the prestigious World Psychiatric Association is especially timely.In this book, leading experts in the field provide a broad and integrated coverage of the concepts, structure and context of psychiatric diagnosis. It begins by addressing mental health and illness around the world from historical, philosophical and cultural perspectives. Health is approached comprehensively, to include such aspects as resilience, resources and quality of life. The book then covers major specific psychopathology topics in Section II, including new categorizations and dimensional approaches. Section III concentrates on the complex problem of comorbidity, a primary challenge for modern diagnostic classifications in psychiatry. Finally, Section IV reviews emerging international diagnostic systems in psychiatry, considering innovative models and adaptations.This book will be essential reading for anyone involved in the diagnosis of psychiatric disorders.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors

Preface

Concepts Of Mental Illness And Health Across The World

Historical Roots of the Concept of Mental Illness

Philosophical Perspectives on Health, Illness and Clinical Judgement in Psychiatry and Medicine

Culture and Mental Illness: Social Context and Explanatory Models

Quality of Life in Illness and Health

Recovery and Resilience

Positive Health and Health Promotion: The WPA Institutional Programme of Psychiatry for the Person in a European Public Health Perspective

Psychopathology

Dementia

Schizophrenia and Related Disorders

Mood Disorders

Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders

Substance-Use Disorders

Advances in Diagnosis and Classification of Sexual Disorders

Personality Disorders

Intellectual Disabilities

Specificities of Diagnosis and Classification in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Classification in Infant and Child Psychiatry

Peri-Natal Mental Disorders

Suicide

Comorbidity In Mental And General Health

Conceptual and Methodological Considerations in Comorbidity

Mental and General Health Comorbidities in Persons Presenting in Primary Care

Comorbidity, Positive Health, and Integration of Services

Diagnostic Models

The Validity of Psychiatric Diagnosis: Etiopathogenic and Clinical Approaches

The Overall Development of ICD-11

The Revision of ICD Classification of Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Experience with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and Preparations for the Future

Experience and Implications of the Latin American Guide for Psychiatric Diagnosis

Chinese Classification and its Future Perspectives

Multiaxial Schemas for Psychiatric Diagnosis

The Science of Well-Being and Comprehensive Diagnosis

Towards a Person-centred Integrative Diagnosis

Index

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