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Identity crisis
- Author:
- SALMON Mary
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, April 2011, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
The condition of dissociative identity disorder, formerly known as multiple personality disorder, and the reasons the condition often goes undiagnosed are discussed.
Are gender identity disorders mental disorders? Recommendations for revision of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health's Standards of Care
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Transgenderism, 11(1), 2007, pp.53-62.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Gender identity disorders are included as formal diagnoses in both the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and the International Classification of Diseases. The fact that gender identity disorders are classified as mental disorders is increasingly being contested, with some critics arguing for removal and others for reform. This article summarizes the diagnostic criteria and reviews the empirical evidence and scientific debate, concluding with recommendations for revision of the Standards of Care for Gender Identity Disorders set forth by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health and directions for future research.
Removing gender identity disorder from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: a call for action
- Authors:
- AULT Amber, BRZUZY Stephanie
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work: A journal of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), 54(2), April 2009, pp.187-189.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
The authors argue for the removal of gender disorder from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders as it promotes and sustains discrimination against people who present nonnormative expressions.
Whither DSM and ICD, Chapter V?
- Author:
- MIDDLETON Hugh
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review Journal, 13(4), December 2008, pp.4-15.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Consideration is given to the extent to which the DSM and ICD approach to psychiatric case definition and treatment supports clinical activity. Their validity as a way of defining 'mental illness' is found wanting and they do not, in themselves, usefully guide treatment. These conclusions are set in a critical realist approach to 'mental illness', which draws attention to the legitimacy of several differing perspectives, each reflecting their own sets of interests and allegiances. DSM-V and ICD-11 are due to be published in 2012 and 2014 respectively, and their architects are called upon to be clear about which of these constituencies they are representing.
A comparison of WAIS-R and WAIS-III in the lower IQ range: implications for learning disability diagnosis
- Authors:
- FITZGERALD Suzanne, GRAY Nicola S., SNOWDEN Robert J.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 20(4), July 2007, pp.323-330.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
... were also significantly lower than the corresponding WAIS-R scores. The shift from WAIS-R to WAIS-III means that 66% more people meet criterion A for the diagnosis of learning disability and hence this has major resource implications for health service providers.
Evaluating long bone fractures in children: a biomechanical approach with illustrative cases
- Authors:
- PIERCE Mary Clyde, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse and Neglect, 28(5), May 2004, pp.505-524.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
This article uses a biomechanical approach to address: long bone fractures in infants and young children, how bone structure and material properties affect bone strength and likelihood of fracture, and how a specific fracture morphology reflects a specific load that has caused the failure or fracture pattern. It also discusses the factors that should be considered when evaluating a child with a long bone fracture.
A population-based study of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) experienced in differing patient groups: an effort to replicate Vercoulen et al.'s model of CFS
- Authors:
- SONG Sharon, JASON Leonard A.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 14(3), June 2005, pp.277-289.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Vercoulen et al.'s (1998) model characterizes patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) as having insufficient motivation for physical activity or recovery, lacking an internal locus of control, and maintaining a self-defeating preoccupation with symptoms. However, this model has only been tested in a poorly specified group using a single comparison sample. This study investigates whether Vercoulen et al.'s model provides an adequate description of CFS in a community-based sample. A community-based sample of 28,783 people recruited through telephone interviewing in the USA produced five groups (CFS, CF-psychiatrically-explained symptoms, CF-medically-unexplained symptoms, CF-substance misuse, and idiopathic CF). The data were analysed using path analysis with the endogenous (dependent) variables, fatigue severity, physical activity, and impairment, were ratio-level measurements and consisted of at least four values. The exogenous (independent) variables except for causal attribution of fatigue were also ratio-level measurements. The results found that the Vercoulen et al. model adequately represented chronic fatigue secondary to psychiatric conditions but not CFS. This finding points to important differences between CFS and psychiatrically-explained chronic fatigue which may have an impact on the development of therapy as well as explanatory models.
Common forms of dementia
- Author:
- JACKSON Graham A.
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 12.11.02, 2002, pp.32-34.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Looks at the different types of dementia and how they can be recognised. Looks at vascular dementia, frontotemporal dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, Huntington's disease and secondary dementias.
A jigsaw approach
- Author:
- HOBBS Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 28.1.93, 1993, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Argues that medical evidence should be given sufficient weight together with other evidence in making a diagnosis in child sexual abuse cases.
Physical signs of sexual abuse in children
- Author:
- ROBINSON R.
- Journal article citation:
- British Medical Journal, 13.4.91, 1991, pp.863-864.
- Publisher:
- British Medical Association
Summarises and comments on the report of a working party set up by the Royal College of Physicians of London.