Mental Disorder—The Need for an Accurate Definition
There are several reasons why a definition for mental disorder is essential. Among these are not only reasons linked to psychiatry itself as a science (nosology, research) but also to ethical, legal, and financial issues. The first formal definition of mental disorder resulted from a deep conceptual...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2018-03-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Psychiatry |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00064/full |