TY - JOUR
AU - Wolman, B.B.
AB - Psychother. Psychosom. 14: 50-65 (1966) Glassification o f Mental Disorders B .B . WOLMAN One may classify objects in many different ways. One may, e .g ., classify animals according to the shape o f their body, color o f skin, or number o f legs. One may classify plants in accordance with color, smell, size, etc. Men can be classified as young and old, tall and short, male and female, wearing and not-wearing glasses, etc. N o classifica­ tion per se is better or more essential than the other. A real estate broker may classify people into those who buy and those who take up his time without buying; a bridge player distinguishes non-players, beginners, good players and masters o f bridge. Classification enables scientists to form general concepts. When objects or events are put together into a class or category on the basis o f at least one common denominator, one can make generalizations or statements pertaining to the entire class. There are two rules in regard to scientific classification, namely economy and usefulness. A classification is economical when 1. no object within a given system o f classification belongs to more than one class and 2. 
TI - Classification of Mental Disorders
JF - Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
DO - 10.1159/000285811
DA - 2010-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/karger/classification-of-mental-disorders-DtOs5k5HEn
SP - 50
EP - 65
VL - 14
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -