WHAT IS THE GREATEST FLAW IN DSM IV

What is Abnormal Psychology?

What is Abnormal Psychology?

What is ‘Mental Disorder’? Historically…

What is ‘Mental Disorder’ today?

Prevalence of mental disorder?

Prevalence proportion

Point-prevalence proportion

One-year prevalence

Lifetime prevalence

- Incidence proportion

Prevalence of mental disorder
- ◦ National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing (ABS; 1997, 2007). Australians
- ◦ National Comorbidity Survey; Epidemiologic Catchment Area study.
- ◦ Lifetime prevalence of mental disorders

HOW MANY OF THESE PEOPLE SOUGHT HELP?

WHICH GROUP WAS MOST LIKELY TO SEEK HELP?

EVIDENCE THAT THESE STATISTICS ARE AN OVERESTIMATION?

DSM Definition of Mental Disorder in general – categories of disorders

Definition of Mental Disorder

1) Arises from internal dysfunction:

Dysfunction can be socially expected/sanctioned