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Too soon to discard Kraepelin: improving diagnosis by appropriate use of neo-Kraepelinian and unitary psychosis models

Huda, Ahmed, Petch, Joel (2022) Too soon to discard Kraepelin: improving diagnosis by appropriate use of neo-Kraepelinian and unitary psychosis models. BJPsych Advances, . pp. 1-10. ISSN 2056-4678. E-ISSN 2056-4686. (doi:10.1192/bja.2022.53) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:96301)

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Abstract

There is a debate in psychiatry regarding whether it is better to use neo-Kraepelinian diagnostic categories or unitary models of psychosis in clinical practice. This article argues that clinicians should use either model as appropriate for the case in question, along with the conceptual framework used in the clinical management of psychosis without a clear biological cause. It first explores the values involved in the development of psychiatric classification systems, the purpose of classification and how we reached the current DSM/ICD and unitary models of psychosis. It then describes a diagnostic approach in which the choice of model should depend on the case in question, and offers a diagnostic protocol to guide the decision.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1192/bja.2022.53
Uncontrolled keywords: Bipolar affective disorders; psychotic disorders; schizophrenia; comorbidity; phenomenology.
Subjects: Q Science
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Kent and Medway Medical School
Depositing User: Joel Petch
Date Deposited: 18 Aug 2022 14:02 UTC
Last Modified: 07 Sep 2022 08:52 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/96301 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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