Issues in psychiatric research and diagnosis.
Diagnosis in psychiatry, as in other fields of medicine is a very important step in the development of research. This article reviews its importance and its progress in the field of psychiatry. Important yardstics are: Feighner Criteria, Research Diagnostic Criteria, DSMIII-R and IDC-X.
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St. George Hospital, American University of Beirut, St. Joseph University.
D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D012106:Research / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D012107:Research Design