tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post5240033974790149078..comments2024-03-29T05:21:11.278+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: You Don’t Have To Be Mad To Work Here Be In This Book…JuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-19310567854752422512010-04-17T05:57:18.056+01:002010-04-17T05:57:18.056+01:00"...there has been an ever greater tendency i...<i>"...there has been an ever greater tendency in DSM3 to DSM4 and now DSM5 to move towards 'disorders' which are defined as untreatable. This allows mental health services to refuse treatment to those in genuine need."</i> <br /><br />Once again, everything devolcves to cost in the end. We truly are becoming the xsociety that knows the cost of everything, and the value of nothing...<br /><br /><i>"Have they managed to get 'being a conservative' in there yet? "</i> <br /><br />I expect they are working on it!<br /><br /><i>"So maybe this is the start of the 'fallback and regroup'?"</i><br /><br />Hmm, could be. Perhaps if they stopped thinking of humans as 'groups'..? <br /><br />Nah. Never happen.JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-34648269620900672972010-04-16T15:13:06.242+01:002010-04-16T15:13:06.242+01:00Kevin B, I know they got as far as 'proving...Kevin B, I know they got as far as 'proving' that those of a leftish persuasion have higher IQ's than those of the right.<br />But then they had a bit of a setback when it was also 'proved' that conservatives were far more charitable, particularly with their own money, and that in matters of ethics and integrity, leftists outdid the Vogons.<br />So maybe this is the start of the 'fallback and regroup'?Chucklesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-22488839790821246542010-04-16T11:29:51.774+01:002010-04-16T11:29:51.774+01:00Does a pathological hatred of Manchester Utd count...Does a pathological hatred of Manchester Utd count?<br /><br />If so, can I have some Disability Allowance please?English Vikinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03144810217381651105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-11398549473537659882010-04-16T11:02:56.156+01:002010-04-16T11:02:56.156+01:00Have they managed to get 'being a conservative...Have they managed to get 'being a conservative' in there yet? I know the lefty academics in the US are always writing papers proving that not being a socialist is a mental illness.Kevin Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-50915376658256229982010-04-16T10:33:40.185+01:002010-04-16T10:33:40.185+01:00The DSM serves very little purpose other than as a...The DSM serves very little purpose other than as a checklist for the medical profession to <br /><br />a) Decide whether they are going to treat something.<br />b) What code to use to get their money for so doing.<br /><br />Typical output of a committeeChucklesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-91935064686093696472010-04-16T09:52:44.310+01:002010-04-16T09:52:44.310+01:00DSM is the standard international diagnostic tool ...DSM is the standard international diagnostic tool for psychiatry and changes to it have direct effects on people in the UK. It operates as a checklist for mental health professionals where, if a patient scores (usually) 6 out of 10 or 5 out of 9 of the criteria, they are labelled.<br /><br />There are two ways in which it can cause real damage. Firstly (as pointed out here) it pathologises ordinary human emotion and behaviour, bringing them into the Pharma fold. Secondly, there has been an ever greater tendency in DSM3 to DSM4 and now DSM5 to move towards 'disorders' which are defined as untreatable. This allows mental health services to refuse treatment to those in genuine need.<br /><br />The consequences for society can be dangerous as it licences state interference in the lives of individuals whose behaviour is deemed inappropriate while abandoning those whose needs are real.PT Barnumnoreply@blogger.com