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I. Regional Perspectives on Psychiatric Diagnosis.- 1. An Overview of Cross-Cultural and National Issues in Psychiatric Classification.- 2. DSM-IV and International Communication in Psychiatric Diagnosis.- 3. The Nosological Views of French-Speaking Psychiatry.- 4. Scandinavian Contributions to Psychiatric Nosology.- 5. Perspectives on the Use of International Diagnostic Systems in the USSR.- 6. Latin American Contributions to Psychiatric Nosology and Classification.- 7. African Perspectives on Mental Disorder.- 8. On the Second Edition of the Chinese Classification of Mental Disorders (CCMD-II).- 9. Perspectives on Psychiatric Diagnosis from Southeast Asia.- 10. Japanese Experiences in Psychiatric Diagnosis.- II. ICD-10 Field Studies.- 11. Progress in the Development of the Classification of Mental Disorders in the ICD-10.- 12. Field Trials of the ICD-10 Chapter on Mental Disorders in Japan.- 13. The ICD-10 Chapter on Mental Disorders Versus Conventional Diagnosis in Japan.- 14. Affective Disorders in China, Korea, and Japan and the Challenges of ICD-10.- 15. Empirical Comparison of ICD-10 and DSM-III-R in Peru.- 16. Relationships Between Chapter V(F) of the ICD-10 and National Psychiatric Classifications.- III. Multiaxial Issues.- 17. Multiaxial Diagnosis: Purposes and Challenges.- 18. Axial Organization of Clinical Diagnoses.- 19. Multiaxial Diagnosis and Environmental Factors: Psychosocial Stressors Supports.- 20. Disabilities in a Multiaxial Formulation.- 21. Multidimensional Diagnosis of Depressive Disorders.- 22. Multiaxial Issues on Personality Disorders.- IV. Impact of Psychiatric Diagnosis on Health Care.- 23. The Validity of Diagnostic Systems for Treatment.- 24. Psychiatric Diagnosis and Mental Health Services in Japan.- 25. Psychiatric Diagnosis and Mental Health Care in Korea.- V. Psychiatric Classification and Primary Care Around the World.- 26. Simplified Versions of ICD-10 Chapter V(F) for Primary and General Medical Care.- 27. North American Perspectives: Toward a DSM for Primary Care.- 28. Latin American Contributions to Psychiatric Classification in Primary Care.- 29. European Viewpoints on Identifying and Classifying Psychiatric Cases in General Medical Settings.- 30. Psychopathology Explorations and Findings in African Primary Care Settings.- 31. A Japanese Study on Psychiatric Classification in General Medical Care.- 32. Experiences on Psychiatric Classification in South Asia Primary Care Facilities.- Epilogue: A Universal Approach to Psychiatric Diagnosis.