The bifocal model: A two-level clinical model of psychiatric disorders integrating diagnostic and transdiagnostic approaches.
Encephale
; 50(1): 111-114, 2024 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-37985259
Nowadays, two distinct conceptualizations are available to classify, label and guide the treatment of psychiatric disorders: the diagnostic approach and the transdiagnostic approach. There are pros and cons to both approaches. We propose here to link these two conceptualizations by creating a two-level clinical model that takes advantages of both approaches, named the bifocal model (BFM). This two-tier clinical model consists of a double level of analysis: the first step is to identify transdiagnostic mechanisms involved in multiple disorders and then to recognize specific mechanisms identified in a given disorder or cluster of symptoms. Such a process would bring the diagnostic and transdiagnostic approaches together and offer a more flexible way to understand mental disorders and ultimately to improve medical outcomes.
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Transtornos Mentais
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Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2024
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