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Behavioral Disturbances of Dementia in DSM-IV and ICD-10: Fact or Fiction?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2005

Michael Zaudig
Affiliation:
Psychosomatic Hospital and Center for Neurobehavioral Disorders, Windach, Germany

Extract

Science depends on the ability to measure natural phenomena. To increase our knowledge, accurate definitions and measurements of these phenomena are essential (Thompson, 1989). Over the past 20 years, many researchers have concentrated on learning how to define and measure psychiatric phenomena. The results of such research allow us to develop diagnostic criteria for various psychiatric disorders.

Type
Behavioral Disturbances of Dementia in Our Current Nomenclature System
Copyright
© 1996 International Psychogeriatric Association

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