RDoC and shift of reference.

CONCLUSION: Current classification systems have helped unify psychiatry and the conditions that it is most concerned with. However, by relying too much on syndromes and symptoms, they too often do not define stable constructs. As a result, inclusions and removals from the manuals are not always backed by sound reasons. The RDoC framework is an important move towards ameliorating matters. This paper argues that it improves the current situation by re-referencing constructs to physical properties (biomarkers for disorders, for example), by allowing theoretical levels within the framework, and by treating psychiatry as a special case of the cognitive sciences.
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Source: Australasian Psychiatry - May 2, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Castro-de-Araujo LF, Levy N, Kanaan RA Tags: Australas Psychiatry Source Type: research