Psychologists’ perspectives on the diagnostic classification of mental disorders: Results from the WHO-IUPsyS Global Survey
June 14, 2013
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Psychologists’ perspectives on the diagnostic classification of mental disorders: Results from the WHO-IUPsyS Global Survey
Int J Psychol. 2013 Jun 10. [Epub ahead of print]
Psychologists’ perspectives on the diagnostic classification of mental disorders: Results from the WHO-IUPsyS Global Survey.
Evans SC, Reed GM, Roberts MC, Esparza P, Watts AD, Correia JM, Ritchie P, Maj M, Saxena S.
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a Clinical Child Psychology Program, University of Kansas, Lawrence , KS, USA.
Abstract
This study examined psychologists’ views and practices regarding diagnostic classification systems for mental and behavioral disorders so as to inform the development of the ICD-11 by the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO and the International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS) conducted a multilingual survey of 2155 psychologists from 23 countries, recruited through their national psychological associations. Sixty percent of global psychologists routinely used a formal classification system, with ICD-10 used most frequently by 51% and DSM-IV by 44%. Psychologists viewed informing treatment decisions and facilitating communication as the most important purposes of classification, and preferred flexible diagnostic guidelines to strict criteria. Clinicians favorably evaluated most diagnostic categories, but identified a number of problematic diagnoses. Substantial percentages reported problems with crosscultural applicability and cultural bias, especially among psychologists outside the USA and Europe. Findings underscore the priority of clinical utility and professional and cultural differences in international psychology. Implications for ICD-11 development and dissemination are discussed.
PMID: 23750927
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Slide Presentation: Aug 3, 2012
The WHO-IUPsyS Global Survey of Psychologists’ Attitudes Toward Mental Disorders Classification.
More information on this WHO study can be found on Page 7 (3.) of this report:
http://www.apa.org/international/outreach/icd-report-2012.pdf
2012 Annual Report of the International Union of Psychological Science to the American Psychological Association
Revision of World Health Organization’s ICD-10 Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Pierre L.-J. Ritchie, Ph.D., Main Representative to the World Health Organization, International Union of Psychological Science, January, 2013
WHO-IUPsyS ICD Survey Report Report 2012
This report also sets out the responsibilities of ICD Revision working groups, on Page 3 (1.1), and gives some information on the field studies for ICD-11 and ICD11-PHC, on Page 8 (4.)
Earlier IUPsyS reports for Revision of World Health Organization’s ICD-10 Mental and Behavioural Disorders
2011 Annual Report of the International Union of Psychological Science to the American Psychological Association | January 2012
2010 Annual Report of the International Union of Psychological Science to the American Psychological Association | January 2011
The earlier study: WPA-WHO Global Survey of Psychiatrists’ Attitudes Towards Mental Disorders Classification can be downloaded here:
The WPA-WHO Global Survey of Psychiatrists’ Attitudes Towards Mental Disorders Classification
World Psychiatry 2011;10:118-131
Research report
Geoffrey M Reed, João Mendonça Correia, Patricia Esparza, Shekhar Saxena, Mario Maj
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