What Does Psychopathology Mean?
How do we currently define psychopathology?
In short, this discipline can be understood as an in-depth study of problems related to mental health.
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Because of this, the topic of psychopathology extends from research to treatment and covers every step in between.
These systems are used to classify what are considered mental health disorders.
The criteria and list of disorders sometimes change as new research emerges.
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International Classification of Diseases (ICD)
The ICD is a system similar to the DSM.
So, how does the ICD-11 differ from the DSM-5-TR?
The ICD-11 is approved by the World Health Assembly composed of health ministers from 193 WHO member countries.
Second, the goal of the ICD-11 is to reduce the burden of disease globally.
It includes medical as well as mental health diagnoses.
Third, the ICD-11 is freely available on the Internet.
The RDoC is primarily aimed at planning and funding research.
Who Works In Psychopathology?
Causes of Psychopathology
There is not a single cause for psychopathology.
At that time, mental illness was often viewed from a religious or superstitious point of view.
Accordingly, it was assumed that people demonstrating strange behavior must have been overtaken by evil spirits or demons.
You might have been tortured to bring you back to sanity.
If that didn’t work?
The right treatment can vary depending on what condition a person is diagnosed with.
In many cases, treatment will involve two or more of these methods.
Takeaways
Are we any closer to an appropriate understanding of psychopathology?
That remains to be debated.
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