Vagueness in psychiatry
In psychiatry there is no sharp boundary between the normal and the pathological. Although clear cases abound, it is often indeterminate whether a particular condition does or does not qualify as a mental disorder. For example, definitions of subthreshold disorders and of the prodromal stages of dis...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Oxford]
Oxford University Press
2016, 2016
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| Summary: | In psychiatry there is no sharp boundary between the normal and the pathological. Although clear cases abound, it is often indeterminate whether a particular condition does or does not qualify as a mental disorder. For example, definitions of subthreshold disorders and of the prodromal stages of diseases are notoriously contentious |
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| Item Description: | Previously issued in print: 2016 |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 9780191835414 |