The Diagnostic System

Why The Classification Of Psychiatric Disorders Is Necessary, Difficult, And Never Settled

by Jason (Professor, University Of Pennsylvania) Schnittker
language: english
Publisher: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS, November of 2020 ‧
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The sociologist Jason Schnittker looks at the multiple actors involved in crafting the DSM and the many interests that the manual hopes to serve. The Diagnostic System urges us to become comfortable with the socially constructed nature of categorization and accept that a perfect taxonomy of mental-health disorders will remain elusive.

The Diagnostic System

Why The Classification Of Psychiatric Disorders Is Necessary, Difficult, And Never Settled

by Jason (Professor, University Of Pennsylvania) Schnittker

Property Description
ISBN: 9780231178075
Publisher: COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PRESS
Release Date: November of 2020
Language: English
Dimensions: 221 x 143 x 24 mm
Cover: Softcover
Pages: 368
Format: Book
Categories: Books in English > Social Sciences and Humanities > Sociology
Books in English > Others
EAN: 9780231178075