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Categorical approach - strengths
-leads to a diagnosis
-useful for planning treatment
-very comprehensive
-regularly revised and based on scientific
research
Dimensional approach - strengths
-reduces possibility of stigmatisation
-doesn't use diagnostic labels
-more detailed description of client's mental
condition
Dimensional approach - limitations
-does not lead to a diagnosis
-time consuming
-no consistent agreement on the number of
dimensions and what they are
-can't be applied to most disorders in the DSM-V and ICD-10
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