Taking disorder seriously: A critique of psychiatric criteria for mental disorders from the harmful-dysfunction perspective

Jerome C. Wakefield

Taking disorder seriously: A critique of psychiatric criteria for mental disorders from the harmful-dysfunction perspective

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In this chapter, while commenting on some other approaches, I focus on exploring the considerable explanatory power of the harmful-dysfunction analysis for understanding the distinction between mental disorder and other problematic mental conditions. I also illustrate the implications of the analysis for assessing the validity of DSM diagnostic criteria.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Contemporary directions in psychopathology: Scientific foundations of the DSM-V and ICD-11
Publisher	Guilford Press
Pages	275-300
Number of pages	25
ISBN (Print)	9781606235324
State	Published - 2010

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Taking disorder seriously: A critique of psychiatric criteria for mental disorders from the harmful-dysfunction perspective. / Wakefield, Jerome C.
Contemporary directions in psychopathology: Scientific foundations of the DSM-V and ICD-11. Guilford Press, 2010. p. 275-300.

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Taking disorder seriously: A critique of psychiatric criteria for mental disorders from the harmful-dysfunction perspective

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