Abstract
Classifications are multipurpose tools that have to deal with multiple epistemological constraints. In spite of the hopes they raised, the DSM-III, DSM-IV, and DSM-5 categorical models have shown their limitations in fostering effective diagnostic assessment processes. By discussing the person-centered integrative diagnosis (PID) this paper will consider how pluralistic descriptive procedures (Categories, Dimensions and Narratives) are essential for diagnostic assessment in person-centered medicine and psychiatry. It will stress the importance of the narratives of the patient and of the physician in this novel comprehensive diagnostic perspective.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Person Centered Psychiatry |
Editors | Juan E. Mezzich, Michel Botbol, George N. Christodoulou, C. Robert Cloninger, Ihsan M. Salloum |
Place of Publication | Switzerland |
Publisher | Springer |
Chapter | 15 |
Pages | 201-208 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Edition | 1 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9783319397245 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783319397221 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 25 Feb 2017 |
Externally published | Yes |