The DSM: Mindful Science or Mindless Power? A critical review

In this paper we review the DSM, its scientific bases and utility. The concepts of normality, pathology and boundaries between them are critically reviewed. We further use the concepts of mindfulness and mindlessness, and evidence from cognitive and social sciences to investigate the DSM clinical an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bassam eKhoury, Ellen J. Langer, Francesco ePagnini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
DSM
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00602/full