| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 198 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction : taxometrics can "do diagnostics right" -- Ch. 1. The nature of classification -- Ch. 2. Evolution of classification in the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : current problems and proposed alternatives -- Ch. 3. An analytic primer : how do you do taxometrics? -- Ch. 4. Diagnosing a taxon : specific applications for the DSM -- Ch. 5. Taxometric studies of psychopathology : where are the taxa? -- Ch. 6. Taxometric studies of psychopathology : future directions |
| Summary |
"The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) provides a common language for mental health professionals and enhances the reliability of diagnoses; however, it does have its limitations. Notably, there is little basis for its current categorical representation of diagnostic entities. In this volume, Schmidt, Kotov, and Joiner present an alternative approach for developing the DSM - taxometrics, and applied data-analytic tool that discerns categories from continua and establishes defining indicators of identified categories. Integrating the work of Paul Meehl and colleagues, the book begins the task of "true diagnostics," that is, the application of taxometrics to psychopathological syndromes. In the book, the authors review what is known about the categorical nature of diagnoses, provide a user-friendly primer about taxometrics, and describe the methodology for applying taxometric procedures to diagnostic categories in the DSM. This book will be of interest to any mental health professional who is committed to the refinement of diagnostic procedures."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-189) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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Mental illness -- Classification.
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Mental illness -- Classification
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Mental illness -- Diagnosis.
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Classification.
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Documentation.
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Public health.
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Physical sciences.
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Mental illness.
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Statistics as Topic -- methods
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Classification
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Mental Disorders
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Documentation
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Public Health
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Natural Science Disciplines
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classification (information handling function)
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mental disorders.
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documentation (activity)
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public health.
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physical sciences.
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Mental illness
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Mental illness -- Classification
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Mental illness -- Diagnosis
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Psychische Störung
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Diagnosenschlüssel
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Numerische Taxonomie
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Psychopathologie.
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Classificatie.
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Diagnostiek.
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Classification
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Electronic book
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Joiner, Thomas E
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Kotov, Roman
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American Psychological Association.
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Ovid Technologies, Inc.
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