HOW DO THEY DECIDE WHO IS NORMAL?: THE BIZARRE, BUT TRUE, TALE OF THE DSM PROCESS

HOW DO THEY DECIDE WHO IS NORMAL?: THE BIZARRE, BUT TRUE, TALE OF THE DSM PROCESS

The way in which the authors of a major psychiatric handbook (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder) decide what is normal is described, with special reference to problems with the process and the lack of scientific basis for the decisions.

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Veröffentlicht in:Canadian psychology = Psychologie canadienne 1991-04, Vol.32 (2), p.162-170
1. Verfasser: CAPLAN, PAULA J
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Authoritarianism
Human
Masculinity
Methodology
Personality Disorders
Psychodiagnostic Typologies
Self-Defeating Behavior
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Zusammenfassung:The way in which the authors of a major psychiatric handbook (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder) decide what is normal is described, with special reference to problems with the process and the lack of scientific basis for the decisions.
ISSN:0708-5591
1878-7304
DOI:10.1037/h0078971