8.4 Divisions And Diagnoses by History of Psychiatry Podcast Series published on 2016-10-12T15:10:19Z A landmark in the formation of psychiatry came in the middle of the twentieth century. After centuries of sometimes heated disagreements between practitioners, professional associations and non-governmental bodies developed criterion-based system of classifying mental disorders: DSM and ICD. The podcast suggests that their creation and implementation was the decisive moment in creating a coherent discipline of psychiatry. I conclude by contrasting once again modern practice with historic. Image of the week: Cover of ICD-10 [copyright World Health Organization; from RAH] Genre Learning