Beyond DSM and ICD
A comprehensive look at alternative approaches to understanding PTSD
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21628173 |
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| Authors | Judith Velasco (0000-0002-1887-3550, Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba), Francisco J Sanmartín (0000-0002-2870-8882, Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba), Fátima Cuadrado (0000-0003-1799-8236, Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba), Mario Gálvez-Lara (0000-0002-8491-199X, Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba), Juan Antonio Moriana (0000-0003-0577-821X, Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 8560-8574 |
| Publication date | 2025-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Current Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1046-1310 • E-ISSN: 1936-4733 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s12144-025-07787-y |
| OpenAlex | W4409289193 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 93 |
Psychopathology, diagnosis, and classification of mental disorders have traditionally been based on a biomedical perspective. With the aim of defining and classifying mental disorders, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) developed two systems that are widely used in the mental health field: the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and the International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD). However, the limitations of DSM and ICD have led to the development of alternative models, such as the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC), Network Theory (NT), the Power Threat Meaning Framework (PTMF), the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP), and the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (PDM- 2). This manuscript describes these models using posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for exemplification, as it is one of the most challenging and controversial disorders, briefly expounding their strengths and limitations. Although none of the models have proposed a widely accepted conceptualization of posttraumatic stress, their combined use from an integrative approach could provide an accurate definition of this phenomenon. The aim of this paper is to disseminate these models among practitioners and academics and to foster a debate concerning the potential benefits of assuming an integrative approach instead of assuming models ascribed to specific theoretical frameworks that limit our understanding of psychiatric conditions
DSM-5 · Psychotherapist · Clinical Psychology · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Mental Health Research Topics · Psychology · Treatment of Major Depression
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Research Domain Criteria (RDoC)
Assumptive Worlds and the Stress of Traumatic Events
A network theory of mental disorders
Intergenerational transmission of trauma effects
The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP)
Post‐traumatic stress disorder
Mental Disorders as Causal Systems
Don’t blame the model
Replicability and Generalizability of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Networks
The Biological Effects of Childhood Trauma
Network Analysis
The structure of scientific revolutions
Trauma Aware and Anti-Oppressive Arts-Health and Community Arts Practice
Commentary on the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual, 2nd Edition
Psychotherapy research and the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (PDM–2)
An appreciation and critique of PDM-2’s focus on minority stress through the case of Frank
Reclaiming the developmental lens for adolescent formulation and diagnosis
A concluding commentary on the special issue on the PDM-2
Culture and Context in Mental Health Diagnosing
The reliability and validity of discrete and continuous measures of psychopathology
DSM-5
Obtaining consensus in psychotherapy
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