This is the third in our discussion of psychiatry’s diagnostic bible, the DSM. In May this year, an updated edition - the DSM-5 - will replace the current DSM-IV, which has been the last word since 1994. How influential is the DSM? In response to last week’s piece, Psychiatric Incompetence and the DSM, Tabby, who works in a clinic, reports that the manual is regularly consulted by the therapists and psychiatrist who work there. When they can can’t seem to put a finger on the condition,...
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