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Created by katrinaspartalis
almost 13 years ago
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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
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