Posted by Garnet71 on January 28, 2009, at 13:32:31
In reply to Dedicated to those who cannot get better..., posted by Garnet71 on January 28, 2009, at 11:12:30
This is philosphical. So if the DSM - the system -is flawed, would not the outcome of treatment be flawed as well?
If all the illnesses in the DSM are based on societal NORMS, then one's diagnosis is based on that person in contect with the norms of society -rather than being based upon the individual's health that is being treated.
Does anyone question the DSM or is it the Bible of psychiatry? After all, it used to include homesexuality as a mental illness, and who knows what other crazy designations of the so called mentally ill.
Why not design a new 'system' to treat people based on the individual, rather than societal norms?
I would love to do a project such as this! Would anyone want to be my partner?
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