PSYB32H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Internet Addiction Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Neurocognitive
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Essential for professionals to be able to communicate accurately with one another about the types of cases they are treating or studying. A disorder must be classified correctly before its causes or best treatments can be found. Arriving at a correct diagnosis is fundamentally important and a key first step in deciding the appropriate course of treatment. Process can be complex when it becomes evident that a person has multiple problems and several disorders may apply. 5 constituencies of dsm-5: research, clinical practice, the pharmaceutical industry, the legal system, the general public. ^ diagnostic system has a direct bearing on many real world issues and it can have a substantial impact on the lives of people. People recognized that different illnesses required different treatment. Diagnostic procedures improved, diseases classified and applicable remedies administered. During 19th and 20th century, there were great inconsistencies in the classification of abnormal behaviour.
