This book is written primarily from the viewpoint of a clinician and looks at the classification of neuroses, which have largely been renamed and reformulated in the latest editions of the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" and the "International Classification of Diseases". A format consistent with the clinical approach is used throughout this book. After introductory chapters outlining the concepts behind the DSM and ICD classifications, the main conditions formerly subsumed under the neuroses are ...
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This book is written primarily from the viewpoint of a clinician and looks at the classification of neuroses, which have largely been renamed and reformulated in the latest editions of the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" and the "International Classification of Diseases". A format consistent with the clinical approach is used throughout this book. After introductory chapters outlining the concepts behind the DSM and ICD classifications, the main conditions formerly subsumed under the neuroses are described. The DSM and ICD descriptions are compared and discussed, and the reasoning behind the reformulation is described. Case histories are given to highlight the use of the classifications in practice and these are followed by a critique of the diagnosis under four headings - its clarity of description, the amount of overlap with other disorders, its stability measured through studies of outcome and treatment implications. In the final chapter the shortcomings of the classifications are examined and suggestions made as to how they can be overcome.
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