n a pathology related internalized object relation (p. 20). Despite the effort on the parts of the authors to yield to feminist psychiatrists and psychologists in deleting such diagnoses as homosexuality and self-defeating personality disorder (p.20), there are still gender biases in the diagnosis of many conditions (p. 25).
Ross, et al, on the other hand, in their article "Gender Issues in DSM-IV" state that serious attempts have been made by the mental health community in regards to creating a fair and unbiased diagnostic manual based on available data (Ross, et al, 1997, p. 35). However, they still feel that it is unclear as to whether these differences are "inherent to actual differences in psychopathology between wome
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