학술논문
DSM and the Diagnosis-MacGuffin: Implications for the Self and Society.
Document Type
Article
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Subject
*CELEBRITIES
*DIFFERENTIAL diagnosis
*MARKETING
*CLASSIFICATION of mental disorders
*PARADIGMS (Social sciences)
*PSYCHOLINGUISTICS
*CULTURAL values
*SOCIAL attitudes
*SELF diagnosis
*EVALUATION
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ISSN
0814-723X
Abstract
The authors posit the idea that over the past 50 years, the psychiatric and psychotherapeutic discourses of the western first world have infiltrated practically every aspect of our culture and society. It is the authors' belief that the introduction of the new DSM-5 will only serve to further that expansion. What are the implications of this development for our society as well as our range of options for understanding the self? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]