ANXIETY DISORDERS

Composite Diagnostic Evaluation

Thomas A. Ban, M.D.

 

Development of the Nosologic Approach

        Since the introduction of the unitary concept of psychosis 150 years have passed. During this period detection and classification of mental disorders without identifiable neuropathologic changes was pursued on at least four different directions, i.e., symptom-oriented psychopathologic, neurobiologic, disease-oriented psychopathologic and new nosologic.