PSY240H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Bipolar Disorder, American Psychiatric Association, Emil Kraepelin
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Harm: the label can be stigmatizing. The label stays with you forever, it doesn"t go away. Somebody with schizophrenia is labeled schizophrenic which tends to stick with them even when they"re not exhibiting symptoms. Dsm (5) system used to diagnose disorders in north america and england, derived by the. The specificity of dsm is both a benefit and a harm. Not everyone in the world uses dsm, some use icd (international classification of. When doctor diagnoses you, they report to government and is done through icd-10 (canada and us) Dsm and icd not compatible with each other. Dsm uses very little statistics (validity is not good) Yes: dsm not reliable or valid but it is useful. Based on consensus (mental health exports decided by consensus) Factor analysis large group of data that looks at what things occur together (used to describe variability among observers), time consuming and expensive.