Clinician and patient perspectives on the ontology of mental disorder: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Psychiatry may face an "identity crisis" regarding its very foundations. The lack of consensus regarding the theoretical grounds of psychiatry as a discipline has its epicenter in the discussion about the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM). A growing number of academics considers the manual broken and a growing number of patients voice concern. Despite the huge body of critique, 90% of Randomized Trials are based on DSM definitions of mental disorder. Therefore, the question regarding the ontology of mental disorder remains: what is a mental disorder, exactly?

Aims

We aim to identify ontologies that live among patients and clinicians, evaluate the degree of consistency and coherence between clinician and patient views and contribute to the establishment of a

SUBMITTER: Kohne ACJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10213209 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature