Diagnosis: psychiatric and psychoanalytic perspectives

摘要: In summary, I have reviewed in broad outline the field of descriptive psychiatry and pointed out some newer post-Kraepelinian areas interest, such as borderline concept; genetics, including pharmacogenetics; issue categorization dimensionality; aspects DSM-III, multiaxial diagnosis introduction diagnostic criteria for mental disorders. addition, psychoanalytic movement its influence on way patients are assessed. attempted to offer speculation about why psychoanalyst has been considered a so-called poor diagnostician by psychiatric community, then point is probably most accurate all diagnosticians true sense word--knowing throughout. Finally, two Horneyan concepts what might be called beginning nosology. The first concept vicious cycle diagnosis, second underlying alienation with varied clinical typologies omitted, focusing pathology, important issues analyst: constructive forces. We also need develop classification forces, more technical attention should focused their identification nurturance.