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On classification and mental health

2013-10-29 22:05:24.980938+01 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

Psychiatrists under fire in mental health battle: British Psychological Society to launch attack on rival profession, casting doubt on biomedical model of mental illness.

There is no scientific evidence that psychiatric diagnoses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are valid or useful, according to the leading body representing Britain's clinical psychologists.

It's one of those "I'm not rooting for anyone..." events.

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