Strengthening the DSM : incorporating resilience and cultural competence

Strengthening the DSM incorporating resilience and cultural competence

As it stands, the DSM fails to address important sources of strength and resiliency that can significantly affect diagnosis and treatment. The authors of this transformative volume propose enhancements to the current diagnostic and classification system that encompass the biopsychosocial, cultural,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Garcia, Betty, 1943- (-)
Other Authors: Petrovich, Anne
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Springer c2011.
Edition:1st ed
Subjects:
Mental illness > Diagnosis.
Psychiatric rating scales.
Cultural pluralism.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798199106719
Table of Contents:
  • A conceptual framework for axis VI
  • Proposing the diversity/resiliency axis VI
  • Mood disorders and axis VI
  • Anxiety disorders and axis VI
  • Conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, and axis VI
  • Dementia : Alzheimer's disease and axis VI
  • Schizophrenia, other psychotic disorders, and axis VI
  • Substance related and co-occurring disorders and axis VI
  • Future directions.

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