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|Articles|May 11, 2010
Definition of a Mental Disorder
Select members of the Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, Posttraumatic, and Dissociative Disorders Work Group, among others, are addressing the proposed revision of the definition of a mental disorder. Do you agree with their rationale?
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Select members of the Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, Posttraumatic, and Dissociative Disorders Work Group, among others, are addressing the proposed revision of the definition of a mental disorder. Do you agree with their rationale?
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