Future classifications of mental disorders (according to the proceedings of the 21st European congress of psychiatry)

This publication provides an overview of plenary sessions, symposia and Pro&Con Debates of the 21 st European Congress of Psychiatry (6-9 April 2013, Nice, France) that cover contemporary problems of classification of affective disorders, personality disorders, stress-related disorders and schizotypal disorder. It also discussed some advantages and disadvantages of proposed inclusion in the definition of schizophrenia of such criterion as functional impairment.