The Dsm-5 in Perspective: Philosophical Reflections on the Psychiatric Babel

by Demazeux

Since its third edition in 1980, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) of the American Psychiatric Association has acquired a hegemonic role in the health care professions and has had a broad impact on the lay public. The publication in May 2013 of its fifth edition, the DSM-5, marked the latest milestone in the history of the DSM and of American psychiatry. In The DSM-5 in Perspective: Philosophical Reflections...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9401797641
• ISBN13: 9789401797641
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"