1. Schizophrenia
... and provide for an accurate description and diagnosis of the individual. The World Heath Organization maintains and publishes the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), which is currently in its tenth edition. Perhaps the more well known classification guide is the set of criteria developed by the American Psychiatric Association, published in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, currently in ... its fourth edition, hence its more common acronym, "DSM IV". Unfortunately, due to the rapid developments in the area of schizophrenia, some psychiatrists such as...
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