Classification of mental disorders*

One of the fundamental difficulties in designing classification of mental disorders is that psychiatrists lack consensus about the concept they should base. This situation hinders the easy exchange of ideas and experiences and prevents progress. As the first step to correct this situation, the following authors conducted a critical survey of existing classifications. He shows a way to overcome some difficulties arising from the lack of pathology and etiology using "operational definition" and he tells the fundamental principles of believing he can build generally accepted international classification Outlined. If this is possible, a greater degree of agreement on the value of a specific treatment for mental disorders should be reached and extensive epidemiological approaches to psychiatric research should be greatly facilitated.

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Arab psychologist Najab ud-din Unhammad detailed the classification of mental disorders in the 10th century. His pathology includes nine major psychiatric disorders, with a total of 30 mental illnesses. Some of the categories he is talking about are similar to obsessive-compulsive disorder, delusional disorder, degenerative disease, degenerative depression, and abnormal excitability. Avicenna (980-1037 CE) lists many psychiatric disorders in Canon's medicine, including "Passive Male Homosexuality"

The definition and classification of psychiatric disorders is an important issue for researchers, service providers, and those who may be diagnosed. To classify a mental condition as a disease, it is usually necessary to cause dysfunction. Most international clinical literature uses the term spiritual "disability" and "illness" is also common. It has been noted that the use of the term "psychological" (ie, mind) does not necessarily mean separation from the brain or body. According to DSM - IV, psychiatric disorders are accompanied by pain (eg due to painful symptoms), disability (damage of one or more important functional areas), increased risk of death or a large loss of autonomy Mental syndrome or pattern. It excludes normal reactions such as sorrow to lose a loved one, and unusual behavior of political, religious or social reasons caused by personal dysfunction.

The classification of psychiatric disorders is also known as psychiatry or psychiatric taxonomy. It represents an important aspect of psychiatry and other mental health professionals and is an important issue for those who may be diagnosed. Currently there are two widely established systems for classifying mental disorders. Two are considered to be a list of different types of failures, and those codes were intentionally summarized with recent revisions. It has a wide range of comparability. More classification systems can be used more, such as Chinese mental illness classification. In other manuals such as Handbook of Psychodynamic Diagnostics, the use of alternative theory is restricted.