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Calibrating diagnostic practices: The role of psychiatric diagnoses for mental health professionals’ everyday practice

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  • Bach, Jonathan Munch
  • Bruun, Henriette

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Psychiatric diagnoses play an increasingly important role in contemporary societies, with more people meeting the criteria for receiving one, and a growing number of actors holding an interest in them. However, there is little empirical research on how this development influences clinical practice. The aim of this study is to explore the role of diagnosis and diagnostic manuals in everyday clinical psychiatric practice and to examine how these practices are influenced by those of other diagnostic actors.

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  • Bach, Jonathan Munch & Bruun, Henriette, 2026. "Calibrating diagnostic practices: The role of psychiatric diagnoses for mental health professionals’ everyday practice," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 399(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:399:y:2026:i:c:s0277953626003266
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119250
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