Organic Mental Disorders—An American Perspective

The new American psychiatric classification (DSM–III) features a radically new approach to organic mental disorders. The concept of organicity has been liberalised to allow inclusion of psychiatric correlates of cerebral disorders which not only fail to involve cognitive impairment but in some cases...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of psychiatry 1984-05, Vol.144 (5), p.542-546
1. Verfasser:	Lipowski, Z. J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult and adolescent clinical studies Biological and medical sciences Delirium - classification Dementia - classification Humans Medical sciences Neurocognitive Disorders - classification Neurocognitive Disorders - diagnosis Organic mental disorders. Neuropsychology Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry United States
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Zusammenfassung:	The new American psychiatric classification (DSM–III) features a radically new approach to organic mental disorders. The concept of organicity has been liberalised to allow inclusion of psychiatric correlates of cerebral disorders which not only fail to involve cognitive impairment but in some cases also resemble affective, paranoid, and schizophrenic disorders. The highlights, and implications of the new approach are discussed.
ISSN:	0007-1250 1472-1465
DOI:	10.1192/bjp.144.5.542