The history of nosology and the rise of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

The current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-5 arose from a tradition filled with haphazard science and politically driven choices. The nosology of modern psychiatry began with the German classifiers of the late 19th century, especially Emil Kraepelin. Psychoanalysis then...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shorter, Edward
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Les Laboratoires Servier 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4421901/