The Latin American Guide for Psychiatric Diagnosis

Berganza, Carlos E.; Mezzich, Juan E.; Otero-Ojeda, Angel A.; Jorge, Miguel Roberto; Villaseñor-Bayardo, Sergio J.; Rojas-Malpica, Carlos

doi:10.1016/s0193-953x(05)70239-2

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“…For example, the GC, whose first edition dates from 1975, appeared in its 3rd version in 2001 [23,24] , while 2003 saw the publication of the GLADP, drawn up from the Diagnosis and Classification Section of the Psychiatric Association of Latin America [25] . This guide has been produced to provide a complement, rather than an alternative, to the WHO criteria, with the intention of involving, from the psychopathological perspective, the differential cultural elements of Latin American patients [26] . Finally, the first published Chinese psychiatric classificatory scheme dates from 1979, and since 2001 it has been possible to consult the 3rd version of the CCMD [27] , which aims to reflect the changing reality of mental illness in today's China [28] .…”

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A Bibliometric Study of the Use of the Classification and Diagnostic Systems in Psychiatry over the Last 25 Years

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Background: Our purpose was to examine the use of classification and diagnostic systems in the field of psychiatry (CDSP) from a bibliometric perspective, over the period 1980–2005. Methods: We selected (in EMBASE and MEDLINE databases) documents that contained, in any of their sections, the descriptors ‘psychiatr*’, ‘DSM*’, ‘ICD*’, or ‘diagnostic criteria’,as well as other more specific descriptors. As a bibliometric indicator of production we applied Price’s law. We also calculated the national participation index (PI) and correlated it with overall PI in biomedical and health sciences, and with PI in the discipline of psychiatry. Results: We obtained 20,564 original documents; 15,743 referred to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and 3,106 to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). Our results indicate non-fulfilment of Price’s law, since scientific production on CDSP does not undergo exponential growth (correlation coefficient r = 0.9651, vs. r = 0.9927 after linear adjustment). Of the 10 journals with the highest impact factor in the field of psychiatry, the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry has the highest PI in the DSM subgroup (PI = 14.77), and the British Journal of Psychiatry in the ICD subgroup (PI = 1.54). The principal producer country is the United States (PI = 37.9), though in proportion to its production in the psychiatric field the ranking is headed by Finland. Only 10 countries, of the 20 major producers in health sciences, surpass their own PI in the field of psychiatry (Brazil, Italy, Japan, Austria, Spain, Germany, France, India, Switzerland, and China). Conclusions: Over recent years, the use of CDSP (basically the DSM or ICD) in the scientific literature has increased. Nevertheless, the abstracts to these studies, included in the principal databases, should always specify the diagnostic criteria employed, with a view to increasing information levels and reliability for the reader.

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A Bibliometric Study of the Use of the Classification and Diagnostic Systems in Psychiatry over the Last 25 Years

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“…2,8,9 The guide was based on a study involving 572 psychiatrists to establish standardized diagnostic and clinical practices. The LAGPD describes the regional characteristics of the presentation of mental disorders and the main culture-bound syndromes in Latin America and the Caribbean, such as susto ("fright sickness"), ataque de nervios ("attack of nerves"), and mal de ojo…”

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A contribuição dos estudos transculturais dos países latino-americanos e caribenhos para a revisão da CID-10: resultados preliminares

Razzouk

Nogueira

Mari

2011

Rev. Bras. Psiquiatr.

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Resultados:Foram selecionadas e classificadas 163 publicações: 33 no Medline, 90 no EMBASE e 40 no LILACS. A percentagem das síndromes transculturais ("culture bound-syndrome") correspondeu a 9% no Medline, 12% no EMBASE e 2,5% no LILACS. Dos 15 estudos sobre síndromes transculturais, dois eram sobre "nervios e ataque de nervios", dois sobre "susto", quatro sobre a relação entre crenças religiosas, "feitiçaria", transe e apresentação dos transtornos mentais, um sobre proposta de uma nova categoria diagnóstica, três artigos teóricos e três sobre psicopatoplastia dos transtornos mentais. Conclusão: A escassez de estudos sobre síndromes transculturais pode ter ocorrido pela dificuldade em rastrear os estudos por problema de indexação das publicações, falta de interesse em publicar tais estudos em periódicos indexados e a dificuldade de acesso às publicações. Dentre os estudos identificados, não há uma evidência clara que aponte quais modificações são necessárias nas classificações diagnósticas atuais.

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“…Other cultural fi ndings may suggest complementary descriptors of standard diagnostic categories, such as somatization for affective disorders in traditional societies [Kirmayer et al, 1993] and many others such as the cultural/regional nosological annotations included in the Latin American Guide for Psychiatric Diagnosis [Berganza et al, 2001]. More broadly, we must be aware of the ways in which psychopathology is shaped by social and cultural contexts, including those of the family, workplace and health care system [Kirmayer, 2005].…”

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Concepts of Disease: Their Relevance for Psychiatric Diagnosis and Classification

Berganza

Mezzich²,

Pouncey³

2005

Psychopathology

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To deal effectively with the understanding, description and classification of mental morbid conditions, we must address the intricate concept of disease, illness or disorder in mental health. To do so, one needs to consider biological, psychological and social frameworks. These levels of analysis can offer avenues for greater understanding of the bases of illness as well as better ways of formulating its description and classification. Conceptual, epistemological and empirical data analyses are relevant and necessary. All these efforts should be aimed at serving and advancing the main purposes of classification and diagnosis, the chief encompassing one being enhancement of clinical care and public health. Although no definition of mental disorder may strictly embrace every condition of concern, some flexible definitional guidelines within a biopsychosocial framework may be helpful for advancing psychiatric nosology.

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The Latin American Guide for Psychiatric Diagnosis

Cited by 26 publications

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A Bibliometric Study of the Use of the Classification and Diagnostic Systems in Psychiatry over the Last 25 Years

A Bibliometric Study of the Use of the Classification and Diagnostic Systems in Psychiatry over the Last 25 Years

A contribuição dos estudos transculturais dos países latino-americanos e caribenhos para a revisão da CID-10: resultados preliminares

Concepts of Disease: Their Relevance for Psychiatric Diagnosis and Classification

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