“The Disease Entity in Psychiatry: Fact or Fiction?”

In the context of the debate concerning revisions of the DSM and ICD, an article in Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences offers “an overview of the evolution and metamorphoses of the conceptual basis of classification in psychiatry, with particular focus on psychotic disorders.” The author concludes that “the mainstream nosological paradigm adopted in psychiatry since early 20th century is in need to be critically examined and transcended…”

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