Study finds psychiatric diagnoses to be ‘scientifically meaningless’

Source: https://sharpbrains.com/blog/2019/08/15/study-finds-psychiatric-diagnoses-to-be-scientifically-meaningless/

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Psychiatric diagnosis ‘scientifically meaningless’ (Science Daily):

“A new study, published in Psychiatry Research, has concluded that psychiatric diagnoses are scientifically worthless as tools to identify discrete mental health disorders.

The study, led by researchers from the University of Liverpool, involved a detailed analysis of five key chapters of the latest edition of the widely used Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM), on ‘schizophrenia’, ‘bipolar disorder’, ‘depressive disorders’, ‘anxiety disorders’ and ‘trauma-related disorders’ … The main findings of the research were:

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Source: https://sharpbrains.com/blog/2019/08/15/study-finds-psychiatric-diagnoses-to-be-scientifically-meaningless/

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Psychiatric diagnosis ‘scientifically meaningless’ (Science Daily):

“A new study, published in Psychiatry Research, has concluded that psychiatric diagnoses are scientifically worthless as tools to identify discrete mental health disorders.

The study, led by researchers from the University of Liverpool, involved a detailed analysis of five key chapters of the latest edition of the widely used Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM), on ‘schizophrenia’, ‘bipolar disorder’, ‘depressive disorders’, ‘anxiety disorders’ and ‘trauma-related disorders’ … The main findings of the research were:

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