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Brief report

Diagnosis: Use and abuse

Robert Rentoul Department of Psychology, University of London Goldsmiths College, UK
Pages 249-252 | Published online: 27 Sep 2007
 
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Abstract

Examples are given of the logical, moral, philosophical and practical consequences of confusing lay and technical terms; in particular, the tendency to replace normal english-language expressions with psychopathological diagnostic categories.

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