Dieses Buch versucht, mit Hilfe internationaler anerkannter Ratinskalen und standardisierten Beurteilungsverfahren deut- lich operationelle Definitionenf}r die vier klassischen Konzepte in der nichtorganischen oder funktionellenPsycha- trie (Angst, Depression, Manie und Schizophrenie) anzubie- ten.

Advances in the standardization, precision and thoroughness of psychiatric diagnosis are being supplemented with attention to personalized or ideographic descriptive approaches. This promises not only to enhance the clinician's understanding of a case but to allow a fuller and more effective use of the evolving range of therapeutic possibilities. To reflect these developments, the Section on Classification, Diagnostic Assessment and Nomenclature of the World Psychiatric Association has prepared this volume which is organized around five prominent themes in contemporary psychiatric diagnosis:...