E Collier
Historical development of psychiatric classification and mental illness
Collier, E
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Abstract
Psychiatric classification has been developing for over 100 years and there are now over 400 diagnoses available. Dementia and adjustment disorder were the only diagnosis available for older adults until a number of papers published between 1944 and 1955 demonstrated the relevance of functional mental illness for older adults. It was not until 1987 that the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual published by the American Psychiatric Association included an option to diagnose schizophrenia in the over 45s. This paper describes the historical development of psychiatric
classification and discusses how this has potentially influenced ageist attitudes to older people, with particular reference to schizophrenia and dementia. Nurses are encouraged to reflect on their own attitudes in light of this discussion as to how medical frameworks for understanding mental illness may have influenced personal
beliefs, particularly ageist beliefs about older adults.
Citation
Collier, E. (2008). Historical development of psychiatric classification and mental illness. British Journal of Nursing, 17(14), 890-894
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Jul 1, 2008 |
Deposit Date | May 4, 2011 |
Journal | British Journal of Nursing |
Print ISSN | 0966-0461 |
Publisher | MA Healthcare |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 17 |
Issue | 14 |
Pages | 890-894 |
Keywords | Ageism, mental illness, older adults, psychiatric classification |
Related Public URLs | http://www.internurse.com/cgi-bin/go.pl/library/article.cgi?uid=30655;article=BJN_17_14_890_894;format=pdf |
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