DSM and ICD

Question 1

ICD strengths

Answer 1

• Has a standardised and operationalised criteria allowing for reliable diagnosis across different clinics.
• Contains very precise sub-types that allow for valid diagnoses and correct treatments

Question 2

ICD weaknesses

Answer 2

• Present mental health as a illness that needs a cure. however it could just be seen as a different way of living (Laing)
• Giving someone a label could change how soceity treats them and lower self-esteem
• Redcutionist down to symptoms