The reorganization of psychiatric knowledge at the turn of the twentieth century
derived from Emil Kraepelin’s clinical classification of psychoses.
Surprisingly, within just few years, Kraepelin’s simple dichotomy between
dementia praecox (schizophrenias) and manic-depressive psychosis (bipolar
disorders) succeeded in giving psychiatry a new framework that is still used
until the present day. Une... hiện toàn bộ
Medical classification systems aim to provide a manageable taxonomy for sorting
diagnoses into their proper classes. The question, this paper wants to
critically examine, is how to correctly systematise diseases within
classification systems that are applied in a variety of different settings. ICD
and DSM, the two major classification systems in medicine and psychiatry, will
be the main subjects o... hiện toàn bộ
Individual autonomy is a concept highly appreciated in modern Western societies.
Its significance is reflected by the central importance and broad use of the
model of informed consent in all fields of medicine. In predictive genetic
testing, individual autonomy gains particular importance, for what is in focus
here is not so much a concrete medical treatment but rather options for taking
preventiv... hiện toàn bộ