title: [Psychiatric classifications: basis, development and current status].
abstract: The foundations of classificatory activity and taxonomic strategies in medicine and psychiatry are analyzed. The problems of classification based on symptoms, the reliability of psychiatric diagnosis, and the relation between symptoms and diagnosis are discussed. The process of DSM-IV and ICD-10 elaboration is commented.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental, Facultad de Medicina, División Norte, Universidad de Chile.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Silva Ibarra
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
vernacular_title: Clasificaciones psiquiátricas: fundamentos. Desarrollo y estado actual.