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Frances, Allen; Jones, K. Dayle – Research on Social Work Practice, 2014
Up until now, social workers have depended on the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" ("DSM") as the primary diagnostic classification for mental disorders. However, the "DSM-5" revision includes scientifically unfounded, inadequately tested, and potentially dangerous diagnoses that may lead them…
Descriptors: Guides, Mental Disorders, Classification, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)