Abstract
The thesis of this article is that understanding the current paradigm shift in psychotherapy, which is the movement from a medical to a nonmedical view of psychotherapy, can provide perspective and guidance as authors critique the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders ( DSM) and explore alternative ways to describe patterns of emotional distress. After defining the paradigm shift, the article presents four implications of the shift for the DSM. The article’s conclusion emphasizes the importance of developing and publishing a nonmedical system to describe patterns of emotional distress as an alternative to the DSM and other medical diagnostic systems.
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