Psychology is built on a classification system of disorders. For example, neurodevelopmental and dissociative disorders, somatic symptom disorders, sexual dysfunctions, paraphilic disorders, and personality disorders. These are the DSM and the ICD. It’s interesting to study the similarities and differences between the two manuals in order to choose which one is best to work with.īoth are extremely comprehensive classifications.
There are two major diagnostical manuals of clinical psychology and psychiatry that list investigated disorders.
