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Titel:

The New Conceptualization of Alzheimer's Disease under the Microscope of Influential Definitions of Disease.

Dokumenttyp:
Journal Article
Autor(en):
Alexopoulos, Panagiotis; Kurz, Alexander
Abstract:
According to its new conceptualization, Alzheimer's disease (AD) has preclinical and symptomatic phases, and biomarker abnormality justifies the diagnosis of the disease.The conceptual validity of AD is assessed on the basis of the disease definitions of T. Szasz, R.E. Kendell and J.G. Scadding, C. Boorse, K.W.M. Fulford and J.C. Wakefield, as well as of the DSM-5 classification system.The new AD conceptualization could fit the Szaszian disease definition, provided that AD biomarkers reflected t...     »
Zeitschriftentitel:
Psychopathology
Jahr:
2015
Band / Volume:
48
Heft / Issue:
6
Seitenangaben Beitrag:
359-67
Sprache:
eng
Volltext / DOI:
doi:10.1159/000441327
PubMed:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26610315
Print-ISSN:
0254-4962
TUM Einrichtung:
Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie
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