How Using the Dsm Causes Damage: A Client’s Report

This case study illustrates the potential for the application of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) diagnoses to exacerbate clients’ symptoms and inhibit the healing process in psychotherapy. Passages are excerpted from therapy sessions to demonstrate that the multiple diagn...

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Published in:The Journal of humanistic psychology 2001-10, Vol.41 (4), p.36-56
Main Authors: Honos-Webb, Lara, Leitner, Larry M.
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
Healing
Internalization
Medical diagnosis
Mental disorders
Mental health care
Mentally ill people
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Selfconcept
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Internalization
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Mental disorders
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Psychology
Psychotherapy
Selfconcept
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