Classification Of Mental Disorders

Question

I found an article about the classification of mental disorders. It is not easy to separate mental disorders in terms of some features or characteristics. The thing is every individual can develop unique symptoms based on a disorder. I have attached the link for the article.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2537983/

Daniel Sumner · Accepted Answer

Fascinating look at the complexities arising for classification in 1959, it's amazing how some of those issues are still with us today. The complexity of classification can often be made worse by comorbid mental disorders with more than one disorder being present in an individual at any one time.

Thanks for sharing this informative piece. 😮

michelle crowley · Answer

The struggle explains why when diagnosing a patient, it is important to include differential diagnoses, and then also remember why we diagnose patients. It is not so much about putting them is a box for medical insurance purposes as much as about determining what treatments might work best for them.