MAX-PLANCK-INSTITUT FÜR WISSENSCHAFTSGESCHICHTE Max Planck Institute for the History of Science

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Apr 13, 2023
Some Questions about the New DSM-5-TR Diagnosis of Prolonged Grief Disorder

Cover of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

Miriam Solomon will look at the new (2022) DSM-5-TR category of Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) and consider both the scientific evidence for it and its potential clinical utility. She will argue that the evidence for PGD is modest even by DSM standards, and that the clinical utility of PGD is quite limited. The scientific evidence for PGD may or may not improve. The clinical utility of PGD can improve in practice or in future DSM revisions. There is much to learn about how we conceptualize psychiatric disorders from looking at this case.

Biography

  • Miriam Solomon

    Miriam Solomon is Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy at Temple University. Her research interests are in philosophy of science, philosophy of medicine, philosophy of psychiatry, history of science, epistemology, gender, and science and biomedical ethics. She is author of Social Empiricism (MIT, 2001), Making Medical Knowledge (Oxford, 2015), and many articles.

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Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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The seminar series is open to all. To receive the zoom link, please email Birgitta von Mallinckrodt (OFFICEKEUCK@MPIWG-BERLIN.MPG.DE).

2023-04-13T15:00:00SAVE IN I-CAL 2023-04-13 15:00:00 2023-04-13 16:30:00 Some Questions about the New DSM-5-TR Diagnosis of Prolonged Grief Disorder Miriam Solomon will look at the new (2022) DSM-5-TR category of Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) and consider both the scientific evidence for it and its potential clinical utility. She will argue that the evidence for PGD is modest even by DSM standards, and that the clinical utility of PGD is quite limited. The scientific evidence for PGD may or may not improve. The clinical utility of PGD can improve in practice or in future DSM revisions. There is much to learn about how we conceptualize psychiatric disorders from looking at this case. Biography Miriam Solomon Miriam Solomon is Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy at Temple University. Her research interests are in philosophy of science, philosophy of medicine, philosophy of psychiatry, history of science, epistemology, gender, and science and biomedical ethics. She is author of Social Empiricism (MIT, 2001), Making Medical Knowledge (Oxford, 2015), and many articles. Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Boltzmannstraße 22, 14195 Berlin, Germany Zoom/Online Meeting Platform Lara KeuckSteeves Demazeux Lara KeuckSteeves Demazeux Europe/Berlin public