Psychopathology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Scientific advances in the diagnosis of psychopathology: introduction to the special section.

30 Aug 2009 Work is currently underway on the fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). Each new version of the manual reflects, in part, the progress in the understanding of ... Read more...

Psychopathological assessment of schizophrenia: relevance for classification.

30 Jul 2009 Considerable effort has been focused on updating the clinical aspects of psychiatric classifications based on recent progress in the field of neurobiology. In this article, recent developments in the primary assessment methods within clinical ... Read more...

Men who were sexually abused in childhood: coping strategies and comparisons in psychological functioning.

6 Jul 2009 OBJECTIVE: Coping strategies of men who were sexually abused in childhood were examined to ascertain their relationship to clinical diagnoses. Time elapsed since the abuse occurred was examined for its relationship to psychological functioning. ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Psychopathology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Scientific advances in the diagnosis of psychopathology: introduction to the special section. 30 Aug 2009
• [Was Nietzsche's genius a consequence of mental disease] 30 Aug 2009
• Psychopathological assessment of schizophrenia: relevance for classification. 30 Jul 2009
• Men who were sexually abused in childhood: coping strategies and comparisons in psychological functioning. 6 Jul 2009
• Do parental psychopathology and unfavorable family environment predict the persistence of social phobia? 3 Jul 2009
• Is there an association between psychological factors and the Complex Regional Pain Syndrome type 1 (CRPS1) in adults? A systematic review. 29 Jun 2009
• Gender differences in the association between body mass index and psychopathology. 29 Jun 2009
• Unfavourable family characteristics and their associations with childhood obesity: a cross-sectional study. 29 Jun 2009
• An approach to sub-grouping the eating disorder population: adding attachment and coping style. 29 Jun 2009
• Rethinking environmental contributions to child and adolescent psychopathology: a meta-analysis of shared environmental influences. 29 Jun 2009
• The model of the relationships among the predictors of quality of life in chronic stage of schizophrenia. 15 Jun 2009
• Why we recommend analytic treatment for some patients and not for others. 13 Jun 2009
• Fewer symptoms vs. more side-effects in schizophrenia? Opposing pathways between antipsychotic medication compliance and quality of life. 11 Jun 2009
• Locus of control and psychopathology in relation to levels of trauma and loss: self-reports of Peloponnesian wildfire survivors. 30 May 2009
• Malayalam cinema and mental health. 30 May 2009
• Portrayal of psychopathy in the movies. 30 May 2009
• Longitudinal changes in recalled perceived life threat after a natural disaster. 30 May 2009
• Concept of representation and mental symptoms. The case of theory of mind. 14 May 2009
• The road to DSM-V. Bipolar disorder episode and course specifiers. 14 May 2009
• Performance on the Modified Card Sorting Test and its relation to psychopathology in adolescents and young adults with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. 10 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Psychopathology'

Definition: The study of significant causes and processes in the development of mental illness.

Descriptor UI: D011599

Alternative terms: Psychopathology;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: F04.096.670;

Technical Notes: SPEC: IM, SPEC qualif; NIM coord, no qualif; do not confuse with MENTAL DISORDERS: Manual 27.14; DF: PSYCHOPATHOL