Posted by Dinah on May 31, 2003, at 23:51:48
In reply to Re: Why am I so obsessed with a label? » Dinah, posted by Larry Hoover on May 31, 2003, at 18:31:30
It's a sorry state of affairs, isn't it? And the new DSM V is due out in 2010, the political maneuvering has already begun, and I don't expect much better than the IV version. Sigh.
At the very very least, they should try to correlate the "personality disorders" with the biological underpinnings that most of them probably have. Axis II should be hmmmm.... a manifestation of Axis I? whenever possible. I don't know if I'm expressing it well, but Axis II disorders ought to come with a list of Axis I disorders to rule out. Borderline personality with some form of affective instability. Avoidant with an anxiety disorder. Schizoid and schizotypal with Asperger's or some related neurological condition. That would take some of the stigma away from personality "disorders", and suggest additional biological treatments, as well as therapy treatments.
So maybe if they used the axis system to say something like "BPII with borderline coping mechanisms" "Sensory Integration neurological deficits with borderline coping mechanisms" "Post Traumatic Stress disorder with antisocial coping mechanisms" "Generalized Anxiety Disorder with avoidant coping mechanisms" "Generalized Anxiety Disorder with obssessive compulsive coping mechanisms"
I don't know if I'm expressing the idea well. It's in my head, but I'm not sure if it's making it out in a coherent manner.
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