Posted by SLS on December 6, 2004, at 0:55:59
In reply to Re: DSM versus ICD, posted by simcha on December 3, 2004, at 16:24:25
> I prefer the ICD. Now I'll make my case...
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> This applies to the USA:
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> The DSM classifications get used by insurance companies, governmental agencies, other mental health professionals to pigeon-hole clients in nice neat boxes. Once these clients are pigeon-holed, depending on the condition, they may or may not help the client to the extent that they actually need.But isn't this really a defect in the way a diagnostic system is used rather than in the system itself?
- Scott
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