Cooper, Rachel Valerie.

Classifying madness : a philosophical examination of the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders / by Rachel Cooper. - Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, c2005. - vii, 172 p. ; 25 cm. - Philosophy and medicine ; v. 86 .

Revised thesis (Ph.D.) - Cambridge University, 2002.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-164) and Index.

1402033443 (hb) 9781402033445


Mental illness--Classification.
Mental illness--Diagnosis.