Bruce Cuthbert says another problem is that mental health research generally follows definitions provided by the DSM.
“That’s what we need to change, because we know that these categories are very complicated. There are many different mechanisms of brain functioning and behavior that are involved with any one of these disorders.”
Some new disorders to the manual are also raising questions. Disruptive Mood Disregulation Disorder is an example. The DSM-5 says signs of the disorder include explosions of anger at least three times a week that do not seem in balance with the cause. The manual says to receive this diagnosis, the patient would have to be at least six years of age and the signs would have to show before ten years of age.
But critics say such behavior does not necessarily mean a mental disorder. They argue that angry outbursts are normal behavior in young kids.
Allen Frances is the former chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at Duke University. He also led the team that produced the fourth version of the DSM. Dr. Frances has been extremely critical of the new manual. In a blog on the Huffington Post website, he said the DSM-5 could, for example, “turn temper tantrums into a mental disorder.”
Gratitude Ceremony
A ceremony was held recently to honor the dead who had donated their bodies for medical purposes. Kelly Jean Kelly reports on the event at a medical school in New York City.
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