For thirty years, psychiatrists and anthropologists have collaborated to improve the validity of
psychiatric diagnosis. This collaboration has produced the DSM-IV Outline for Cultural …

This paper examines how Task Force votes were central to the development of Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III and DSM-III-R). Data were obtained …

The allocation of diagnoses in psychiatry has always been controversial. Diagnoses usually
indicate possible treatments, as well as determining who will receive support from health …

This seventh edition is written with student social workers in mind who are studying for their
professional qualifications. While the book is part of a series aimed at an undergraduate …

Background Eating disorders are a group of conditions characterised by abnormal eating
habits. Greater than 50% of patients with eating disorders have an 'eating disorder not …

Social work has had an irresolute association with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders (DSM), and it has been suggested that social workers have been a …

Eating disorders are also symbolic of sociology food. It represents how control eating
disorders do not limit to anorexia. These disorders include bulimia and binge eating as well …

This thesis investigates the psychological wellbeing (PWB) of professional and student
actors in Australia. The research comprised 35 in-depth interviews and used thematic …

Nutritional disorders describe restrictive and/or abusive behaviours that affect both women
and men alike. The relationship with food can change in the sense of food preferences …

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) has been publishing the Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) since 1952, when its first version, mostly based …