psychiatric classification, n.Definitions

Psychiatric classification (n.) cuts ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠arbitrary pieces out of one continuous process, of which each illness is only a stage.