title: Psychiatric classification: Current debate and future directions.
abstract: Classification of health related conditions can be a complex task. This is particularly so in case of psychiatric disorders. The present paper reviews the fundamentals of psychiatric classification, including its basis, history, methods of evaluation, the journey so far and future directions. The various criticisms of current classificatory systems and possible solutions are discussed. Special reference to the research domain criteria (RDoC) approach has been made and implications discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, 110029 New Delhi, India. Electronic address: dr.sathyaprakashtbts@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sathya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, 110029 New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sagar
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000145:classification* / Q000209:etiology*; D018875:Vocabulary, Controlled
keywords: Etiology based classification; Psychiatric classification; Research domain criteria