Concepts of mental health and mental illness : a comparison of definitions and checklists in the Abhidharmakośabhāṣya and the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM-III-R)

This study examines concepts of mental health and mental illness in Vasubandhu's Abhidharmakośabhāṣya (AKBh), and the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders (third edition, revised) (DSM-III-R). The choice of these texts was made based on t...

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Main Author: Desmarais, Michele Marie
Language:English
Published: 2008
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/1345