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Overdiagnosis in psychiatry : how modern psychiatry lost its way while creating a diagnosis for almost all of life's misfortunes / Joel Paris.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Paris, Joel, 1940- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mental illness--Diagnosis.
- Mental illness.
- Diagnostic errors.
- Mental Disorders--diagnosis.
- Diagnostic Errors.
- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures--statistics & numerical data.
- Medical Subjects:
- Mental Disorders--diagnosis.
- Diagnostic Errors.
- Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures--statistics & numerical data.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xix, 181 pages.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2015]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Dr. Joel Paris's Overdiagnosis in Psychiatry takes a much-needed look at the dangerous epidemic of unnecessary or incorrect treatments. The last 30 years of psychiatry have seen the development of a system of classification aimed at establishing greater scientific credibility. Unfortunately, the current categories are based entirely on signs and symptoms rather than on causes, which remain unknown. This has inevitably made diagnosis imprecise and uncertain. The result is that well-meaning professionals can have problems separating psychopathoiogy from normality, can be unduly influenced by diagnostic fads, and can ultimately wind up prescribing treatments that do more harm than good. Paris examines prominent examples of overused diagnoses including major depressive disorder, ADHD, bipolar-ll disorder, autism spectrum disorders, and PTSD. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Diagnosis in psychiatry
- DSM and its discontents
- Overdiagnosis and over-treatment
- Science, philosophy, and diagnosis
- How 'major' is major depression?
- Bipolar disorders
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Personality and personality disorder
- Other disorders in which overdiagnosis is a risk
- How do we know what is normal?
- Where do we go from here?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780199350650
- 0199350655
- Publisher Number:
- 99975381211
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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