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Defining ‘mental disorder’ in DSM-V

A commentary on: ‘What is a mental/psychiatric disorder? From DSM-IV to DSM-V’ by Stein et al. (2010)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 January 2010

M. B. First  and
J. C. Wakefield
M. B. First*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University, and New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY, USA
J. C. Wakefield
Affiliation:
Silver School of Social Work and Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY, USA
*
*Address for correspondence: Dr M. B. First, 1051 Riverside Drive – Unit 60, New York, NY10032, USA. (Email: mbf2@columbia.edu)
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Keywords

DSM-IVDSM-Vharmful dysfunctionmental disorder definition
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Psychological Medicine , Volume 40 , Issue 11 , November 2010 , pp. 1779 - 1782
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2010

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