Wednesday, June 13, 2012

DSM...Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of mental disorders

I have just read the DSM and this covers all people loosely and all people could be classed as mentally ill using this diagnostic tool. This is the most disturbing  book I have ever read. It can manipulate and destroy lives of the people diagnosed with this book. This is a hideous book written by the devils henchmen.

The following is from wikipedia.org/wiki/Diagnostic_and_Statistical_Manual_of_Mental_Disorders

The DSM has attracted praise for standardizing psychiatric diagnostic categories and criteria. It has also attracted controversy and criticism. Some critics argue that the DSM represents an unscientific system that enshrines the opinions of a few powerful psychiatrists. There are ongoing issues concerning the validity and reliability of the diagnostic categories; the reliance on superficial symptoms; the use of artificial dividing lines between categories and from 'normality'; possible cultural bias; medicalization of human distress and financial conflicts of interest, including with the practice of psychiatrists and with the pharmaceutical industry; political controversies about the inclusion or exclusion of diagnoses from the manual, in general or in regard to specific issues; and the experience of those who are most directly affected by the manual by being diagnosed, including the consumer/survivor movement. The publication of the DSM, with tightly guarded copyrights, now makes APA over $5 million a year, historically adding up to over $100 million.

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