Article
Behaviorally-Based Disorders: The Historical Social Construction of Youths' Most Prevalent Psychiatric Diagnoses
History of Psychiatry
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2006
Keywords
- behaviorally-based diagnosis,
- mental health,
- nosology,
- psychiatry,
- social construction,
- youth
Disciplines
Abstract
The article discusses the historical social construction of the most prevalent diagnosis of youth in the U.S. The country's psychiatry controls the definitions of mental health disorders and diagnosis through required practice utilization of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. A research is conducted through a social construction theoretical paradigm to identify diagnostic classification systems, nosology changes, and critical time periods.
DOI
10.1177/0957154X06063760
Version
Postprint
Publisher's Statement
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Citation Information
Christopher A Mallett. "Behaviorally-Based Disorders: The Historical Social Construction of Youths' Most Prevalent Psychiatric Diagnoses" History of Psychiatry Vol. 17 Iss. 4 (2006) p. 437 - 460 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/christopher_mallett/3/