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Article: Studies from Maastricht University update current data on psychiatric disorders.
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- Biotech Week
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- November 11, 2009
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According to recent research from Maastricht, Netherlands, "Japan was the first country to abandon the 19th century term of 'mind-splitting disease' (schizophrenia). Revisions of DSM and ICD are forthcoming."
"Should the rest of the world follow Japan's example? Method: A comprehensive literature search was carried out in order to review the scientific evidence for the validity, usefulness and acceptability of current concepts of psychotic disorder. The discussion about re-classifying and renaming schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders is clouded by conceptual confusion. First, it is often misunderstood as a misguided attempt to change societal stigma ...
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