In this work, John Z. Sadler examines the nature and significance for practice of the value-content of psychiatric diagnostic classification.

Most everyone agrees that having pneumonia or a broken leg is always a bad thing, but not everyone agrees that sadness, grief, anxiety, or even hallucinations a

With a new edition of the 'bibles' of psychiatric diagnosis - the ICD and DSM - under development, it is timely to take a step back and evaluate how we diagnose

This open access book offers essential information on values-based practice (VBP): the clinical skills involved, teamwork and person-centered care, links betwee

This book provides an overview of the strengths and limitations of the currently available systems for the diagnosis and classification of mental disorders, in