TY - JOUR
T1 - The DSM: mindful science or mindless power? A critical review
AU - Pagnini, Francesco
AU - Khoury, Bassam
AU - Langer, Ellen J.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - In this paper we review the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of mental health (DSM), its scientific bases and utility. The concepts of "normality," "pathology," and boundaries between them are critically reviewed. We further use the concepts of mindfulness and mindlessness, and evidence from cognitive and social sciences to investigate the DSM clinical and social impact and we argue against its assigned overpower. We recommend including alternative perspectives to the DSM, such as mindfulness and positive psychology. We also argue for including mindfulness training in psychiatric residency and clinical psychology programs.
AB - In this paper we review the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of mental health (DSM), its scientific bases and utility. The concepts of "normality," "pathology," and boundaries between them are critically reviewed. We further use the concepts of mindfulness and mindlessness, and evidence from cognitive and social sciences to investigate the DSM clinical and social impact and we argue against its assigned overpower. We recommend including alternative perspectives to the DSM, such as mindfulness and positive psychology. We also argue for including mindfulness training in psychiatric residency and clinical psychology programs.
KW - DSM
KW - DSM
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/60212
U2 - 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00602
DO - 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00602
M3 - Article
VL - 5
SP - N/A-N/A
JO - Frontiers in Psychology
JF - Frontiers in Psychology
SN - 1664-1078
ER -