The DSM: mindful science or mindless power? A critical review
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The DSM: mindful science or mindless power? A critical review
In this paper we review the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of mental health (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 and social impact and we argue against it...
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Psychology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1664-1078
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00602