JOURNAL ARTICLE

Too soon to discard Kraepelin: improving diagnosis by appropriate use of neo-Kraepelinian and unitary psychosis models.

  • Published In: BJPsych Advances, 2023, v. 29, n. 3. P. 177 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Huda, Ahmed; Petch, Joel 3 of 3

Abstract

SUMMARY: There is a debate in psychiatry regarding whether it is better to use neo-Kraepelinian diagnostic categories or unitary models of psychosis in clinical practice. This article argues that clinicians should use either model as appropriate for the case in question, along with the conceptual framework used in the clinical management of psychosis without a clear biological cause. It first explores the values involved in the development of psychiatric classification systems, the purpose of classification and how we reached the current DSM/ICD and unitary models of psychosis. It then describes a diagnostic approach in which the choice of model should depend on the case in question, and offers a diagnostic protocol to guide the decision. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:BJPsych Advances. 2023/05, Vol. 29, Issue 3, p177
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:2056-4678
  • DOI:10.1192/bja.2022.53
  • Accession Number:163314496
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