ICD and DSM are contemporary cultural documents
BMJPublished 13 April 2002Open access
Derek Summerfield
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In their riposte to my critique of post-traumatic stress disorder Mezey and Robbins cite me as advocating a “stiff upper lip” approach to adversity.
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BMJThe invention of post-traumatic stress disorder and the social usefulness of a psychiatric category
674 Citations2001Derek Summerfield
The story of post-traumatic stress disorder is a telling example of the role of society and politics in the process of invention rather than discovery.
The Journal of Nervous and Mental DiseaseThe Place of Culture in DSM-IV
262 Citations1999Juan E. Mezzich, Laurence J. Kirmayer +6 more
A step forward has been taken to introduce cultural elements in DSM-IV, but much remains to be done to ensure that future diagnostic systems incorporate a genuinely comprehensive framework, responsive to the complexity of health problems in increasingly multicultural societies.
BMJUsefulness and validity of post-traumatic stress disorder as a psychiatric category
69 Citations2001Gillian Mezey, Ian Robbins
It is argued that the diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder is valid and important for both patients and doctors and concerns about the diagnosis in victims of chronic and lifelong trauma could be resolved by further refinement of the diagnostic criteria.