Psychiatric diagnosis still relies exclusively on fallible subjective judgments rather than objective biological tests. - Allen Frances - Quotesmemo.com

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Allen Frances

Psychiatric diagnosis still relies exclusively on fallible subjective judgments rather than objective biological tests.

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