Review of David G. Phillips (2013) “Clinical social workers as Diagnosticians: legal and ethical issues”
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David G. Phillips in his article “clinical social workers as Diagnosticians: legal and ethical issues” 2003, describes the issues associated with the diagnosis of mental illness. He notes that since 1980, there have been many changes in the practice of clinical social workers that included the medicalization of the diagnosis. Such trends began with the publication of the third edition of DSM-III. The trend was accelerated by the involvement of insurance systems for both the government and private organizations that required proof of the necessity of treatment. After DSM-III, DSM-IV followed, and by the time of publication of ...
