A major part of clinical psychology is the diagnoses and treatment of
mental disorders. This can often be difficult and controversial due to
The fact that many of the disorders can be confused with others; there
Aren't always clear guidelines in which to follow? An example of this
Confusion can be seen in the disorders Neurosis and Psychosis. Neither
Neurosis nor psychoses appear as major categories in the Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III). The main reason for
this is that both categories were fairly broad and included a number of
mental disorders with quite d…
