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The DSM-5 in Perspective
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Steeves Demazeux,

Since its third edition in 1980, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) of the American Psychiatric Association has acquired a hegemonic role in the health care professions and has had a broad impact on the lay public. The publication in May 2013 of its fifth edition, the DSM-5, marked the latest milestone in the history of the DSM and of American psychiatry. In The DSM…

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978-94-017-9765-8
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XXIV, 238
Series Title
History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences
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The DSM-5 in Perspective
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Steeves DemazeuxPatrick Singy

For several decades the DSM has been nicknamed “The Psychiatric Bible.” This volume would like to suggest another biblical metaphor: the Tower of Babel. Altogether, the essays in this volume describe the DSM as an imperfect and unachievable monument – a monument that was originally built to celebrate the new unity of clinical psychiatric discourse, but that ended up creating, as a result …

Edition
-
ISBN/ISSN
978-94-017-9765-8
Collation
XXIV, 238
Series Title
History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences
Call Number
-