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Title:

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

Document type:
Journal Article
Author(s):
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...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Psychopathology
Year:
2015
Journal volume:
48
Journal issue:
6
Pages contribution:
359-67
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1159/000441327
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26610315
Print-ISSN:
0254-4962
TUM Institution:
Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie
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