ESSAY ON: The Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders (DSM)

Number of Pages 9

This research paper: This 9 page paper addresses whether or not the DSM is useful for diagnosis of abnormal behaviors. The essay begins with a brief historical account of the DSM and the reasons it was first written. Those reasons are still true today. The writer discusses why DSM classifications might be deleted or added to the manual. This essay includes criticisms of the DSM as well as support for it and the many ways in which it aids mental health professionals to diagnose, communicate with each other and conduct research. Bibliography lists 9 sources.


File: MM12_PGdsmuse.rtf


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