Traditional psychiatric nosology has been largely based on the idea that human psychological suffering reflects a latent disease . As Fava and Guidi note in their paper , this conception has interfered with a more balanced and positive approach. It is not just that the focus on psychological distress has overwhelmed needed attention to positive experience. It is also that the latent disease model underlying syndromal diagnoses provides minimal clinical guidance regarding the nature of psychological health. It is obvious that human thriving is not merely the absence of distress. However, without a more adequate approach, clinicians are not given guidance about how to pivot their attention from pathology toward psychological prosperity in a more meaningful and coherent way.
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