Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
4. 1. THE CONTESTED ONTOLOGY OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS 1
5. 2. WHAT DIAGNOSES ARE 19
6. 3. DSM-III AND THE DESCRIPTIVE SCIENCE OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS 56
7. 4. RETHINKING THE DSM 83
8. 5. HOW PROFESSIONALS USE DIAGNOSES 111
9. 6. HOW THE PUBLIC USES DIAGNOSES 142
10. 7. HOW SCIENTISTS USE THE DSM 166
11. 8. HOW CULTURES USE DIAGNOSES 179
12. 9.THE CONTEMPORARY SCIENCE OF PSYCHIATRIC NOSOLOGY 205
13. 10. THE ENDLESS SEARCH FOR VALIDITY 238
14. 11. THE ENDURANCE OF THE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM 280
15. NOTES 307
16. INDEX 333