Of course not… I wonder when/if the DSM 6 will come out...
practitioners who may not being using the tool appropriately
Example Intermittent Explosive Disorder… The names speaks for itself in that some children become totally enraged and..explode.
Sometimes used to label kids and be done for the day. The implication of this is that, this diagnosis can act as a band aid and not getting down to the root of things for WHY the child is upset. This is how a person can fall through the cracks.
Of course not… I wonder when/if the DSM 6 will come out...
Most of the problems with the DSM are institutional. I would expect the DSM 6 to have them as well. The way forward would be for another institution to provide a new medical diagnostic system.
Of course not… I wonder when/if the DSM 6 will come out...
Example Intermittent Explosive Disorder… The names speaks for itself in that some children become totally enraged and..explode.
Sometimes used to label kids and be done for the day. The implication of this is that, this diagnosis can act as a band aid and not getting down to the root of things for WHY the child is upset. This is how a person can fall through the cracks.
Most of the problems with the DSM are institutional. I would expect the DSM 6 to have them as well. The way forward would be for another institution to provide a new medical diagnostic system.
The European medical establishment might do this.
http://lesswrong.com/r/discussion/lw/oe0/predictionbased_medicine_pbm/ might also lead to an organization that has the capability to develop a new and better diagnostic system. An organisation that could easily provide treatments for stupidity.