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Diagnosis in psychiatry; a piece of cake?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 January 2019

W.M.A. Verhoeven ,
F.M.M.A. van der Heijden ,
S. Tuinier  and
J.J.M. Egger
W.M.A. Verhoeven*
Affiliation:
en bijzonder hoogleraar Faculteit der Geneeskunde en Gezondheidswetenschappen, Erasmus Universiteit, Rotterdam
F.M.M.A. van der Heijden
Affiliation:
Vincent van Gogh Instituut voor Psychiatrie, Venray
S. Tuinier
Affiliation:
Vincent van Gogh Instituut voor Psychiatrie, Venray
J.J.M. Egger
Affiliation:
Vincent van Gogh Instituut voor Psychiatrie, Venray
*
Vincent van Gogh Instituut voor Psychiatrie Stationsweg 46 5803 AC Venray Tel. 0478-527339 Fax. 0478-527110
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Summary

The unrestricted use of the DSM as diagnostic instrument for psychiatric disorders results in an arbitary and over the time inconsistent application of labels whether or not accompanied by the adjective NOS. Moreover, the European psychiatric tradition is often regarded as irrelevant and the results from modern genetics, behavioural neurology and other neuroscience research are not considered. The neuropsychiatric paradigm and the need to focus on psychological dysfunctions and their putative neurobiological substrate are discussed on the basis of four case reports. This paper illustrates the pitfalls of a careless use of the DSM.

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Nosologyclassificationneuropsychiatry

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Acta Neuropsychiatrica , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , June 2001 , pp. 53 - 60
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2001

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