Psychometric perspectives on diagnostic systemsD. Borsboom (2008)Journal of clinical psychology Four conceptualizations of the relation between symptoms and disorders as utilized in diagnostic systems are: 1) A constructivist perspective, disorders are conveniently grouped sets of symptoms. 2) A diagnostic perspective, disorders are latent classes underlying the symptoms. 3) A dimensional perspective, symptoms measure latent continua. 4) A causal systems perspective, disorders are causal networks consisting of symptoms and direct causal relations between them The movement standardization has not been paralleled by theoretical advances in understanding the conceptual and psychometric underpinnings of diagnostic systems in general.The central question in this article is: What is it that a researcher, who uses the DSM classification, really does? The researchers that uses the DSM for classification constructs classes of people based on a convenient grouping of symptoms into syndromes. The classification system of the DSM is seen as relatively arbitrary, which renders the resulting classes of people socially constructed kinds rather than naturally existing ones. The concept of a disorder is a socially constructed kind in the sense that it is implicitly defined by a convenient grouping of key attributes. The concept that describes the group...

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This is a bundle about the ussage and efficacy of psychotherapy. This bundle contains the literature used in the course 'DSM-5 and psychotherapy' at the third year of psychology at the University of Amsterdam.