Posted by ed_uk on December 1, 2004, at 10:39:51
In reply to Re: The artificial nature of psychiatric diagnosis, posted by ed_uk on December 1, 2004, at 10:07:06
I've decided to re-name some of the DSM disorders to give them more truthful names.
This is how it works...
a) the DSM disorder
b) Ed's new name for the disorder
a) Conduct disorder
b) Unpleasant child syndromea) Schizophrenia
b) Undiagnosable psychosisa) Histrionic personality disorder
b) Theatrical personalitya) Antisocial personality disorder
b) Psychopatha) Oppositional defiant disorder
b) Normal (but rather annoying) childa) Sexual aversion disorder
b) Paxil-induced asexuallya) Schizotypal personality disorder
b) Mildly eccentric persona) Generalised anxiety disorder
b) Someone who worries about 'normal' things but to an excessive degreea) Asperger's disorder
b) Me as a child (perhaps!)a) Mental retardation
b) Learning difficultiesa) Body dysmorphic disorder
b) Ed's syndromeI'd also like to introduce some new DSM categories.........
SSRI dependence
Neuroleptic dependence
Pharm rep-induced delusional disorder... psychiatrists are said to be particularly vulnerable
Serotonergic laziness disorder
Ed.
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