THE QUEST FOR THE ETIOLOGY OF MENTAL-DISORDERS

Authors
JACOB KS
Citation
Ks. Jacob, THE QUEST FOR THE ETIOLOGY OF MENTAL-DISORDERS, Journal of clinical epidemiology, 47(1), 1994, pp. 97-99
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath","Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Journal of clinical epidemiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
08954356
Volume
47
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
97 - 99
Database
ISI
SICI code
0895-4356(1994)47:1<97:TQFTEO>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
The evidence for the etiological basis of mental disorders is insuffic ient and contradictory. Such a situation has at least partly arisen du e to the inherent heterogeneity within the various clinical diagnostic categories. Syndrome sub-categorization employing biological variable s is suggested as a first step in order to achieve etiological homogen eity.