#dsm-5

[faesystem]

I am just on a roll today with these posts, aren't I? Anyway, friendly reminder that the DSM is a diagnostic manual and exists specifically for the purpose of diagnosing disorders. It does not exist to help understand disorders and is not a reliable source of information on disorders. Just because the DSM said something, does not mean it is true.

In particular, the DSM not mentioning trauma as a part of the diagnostic criteria for DID does not mean that DID is able to occur without trauma. It just means that the presence of known trauma is irrelevant to the diagnostic process.

Not to mention that the DSM itself is literally such a basic look at disorders and cannot actually be used by just anyone to diagnose willy nilly. There's a lot more to a disorder than whatever your non-expert opinion on what each piece of criteria means. For example, we at first thought we had OSDD and not DID because we thought we needed 100% black out amnesia between every single alter at all times. Super not the case! We just didn't know what we were talking about!

Edit: Forgot to say it, but here I am saying it now. That especially goes for the "The person must be distressed by the disorder or have trouble functioning in one or more major life areas because of the disorder." criteria! I see that get misquoted a lot. What you think it means in your non-expert opinion isn't what it actually means. I also have a non-expert opinion, but that doesn't make you any less wrong when you parade yours around like its true when its based on literally nothing but your interpretation of the words in the DSM.

#syscourse #discourse #dsm #dsm-5

[residences-of-the-darkforest]

Really fucked up that asexuality is listed as a mental illness in the DSM-5

Bullshit. My asexuality has nothing to do with my mental illnesses

#notdf #asexuality #acephobia #ace #dsm-5

[burningtheroots]

what's your feminist take on borderline personality disorder? is it real? why do you think that diagnosis is so commonly pushed onto women?

Hey! This is a very good question.

I think that borderline personality disorder (BPD) itself isn’t completely invalid as a disorder, but the way it‘s perceived, thrown around as a diagnosis and treated currently is a huge problem which definitely roots in misogyny, and I‘d even go so far and agree with the idea that it‘s basically become the "modern hysteria".

There are different approaches to the topic, and I think many of them hold some truth to it. There are people who display various symptoms of BPD, whether they co-exist with other mental health conditions or not, and I think that it’s important and good to acknowledge this + focus on specialized treatments (dialectical behavior therapy, for example) for said diagnosis. Of course, DBT also works for other disorders, but I guess you know what I mean.

However, most (if not all) of the time BPD goes hand in hand with other psychiatric conditions, especially PTSD. Many people with BPD also have ADHD or autism, just as a side note. So while I can‘t really tell whether BPD itself is an independent disorder (though the symptoms are objectively a collection of other conditions‘ symptoms) or not, I‘d assume that a very high number of BPD patients received that diagnosis due to some professional‘s incompetence or laziness whilst the actual issue is PTSD, caused by childhood trauma. This doesn’t only apply to BPD — many diagnoses are simply made to put patients & especially female patients on medication and avoid the effort it’d take to actually treat them.

The diagnosis is commonly pushed onto women because it‘s easiest for providers and society to label you as "emotionally unstable" (which, again, is very broad and shows that BPD symptoms are often usable as umbrella terms) than to take a closer look at what was done to you, and how you can be helped.

Women have been disregarded and viewed as "crazy" before, and the modern BPD is very similar to it. That doesn’t mean that BPD can‘t be valid — it just means that the way it‘s defined, perceived and treated right now is not.

Also, I think that BPD has successfully become more of a social trend — I‘d suggest that if anyone wants to learn about it, don‘t use social media as a source. What you see online and even in tv shows does it even less justice than the already flawed DSM-5.

#women deserve better #borderline personality disorder #BPD #dsm-5 #psychology #medical misogyny #modern hysteria

[theexodvs]

Going to start referring to cumbrains as "Kinseyans," and insisting they accept different "interpretations" of the DSM-V so that it doesn't *really* deny the existence of pornography addiction.

Also going to note how the members of the governing bodies that determined the content of the DSM 5 were surrounded from youth by Hooters, Victoria's Secret, and adult video stores on all sides, so their denial of porn addiction needs to be placed in its proper cultural and historical context.

#Alfred Kinsey #dsm 5 #DSM-5 #Kinseyanity #Kinseyans #Addiction #addiction recovery #hermeneutics #Anthropology of religion #Secular creed #Secular cults #Fundamentalism #Not so funny once your reversed texts are put under the lens of historical criticism is it? #dsm #diagnostic statistical manual 5

[jbfly46]

Mental health problems within communities in the United States are not being solved because the majority of therapists, psychologists, and psychiatrists that are available to the public are practicing pseudoscience. The long term use of psychotropic prescription medications clearly causes brain damage and makes mental health worse, yet good luck getting the doctor that prescribed them to you to help you get off of them, instead of just trying to increase your dosage. Most therapies don’t work, or if the modal is effective, it doesn’t work when the therapist projects their own personality disorders and insecurities onto it, which is most therapists, because most people are taught from childhood to project what they should be internalizing, and to internalize what they should project. The majority of therapists I’ve seen became therapists in an attempt to fix their own problems, but instead get stuck in the never ending cycle of oligarchical capitalism, never to get to the root of their own issues. The most intelligent psychologists don’t even practice psychology, and are instead turned into psychopaths that use their superior knowledge of psychology to manipulate the masses using media in the interest of billionaires. I’ve never met a practicing psychologist, psychiatrist, or therapist that wasn’t a coward afraid of using reason and confronting the corruption within their own field.

#psychology #psychiatry #therapy #brainwashing #corruption #American Psychology Association #American Psychiatric Association #DSM-5

[avalovesindie]

it’s always “you need to get a job” and “why aren’t you in college?” And never “Ava what are the 5 DSM-5 criteria for autism, why don’t you tell me all about your opinions and theories on it?”

#autism #special interest #psychology #psychology may be a special interest #Me listing the 5 criteria and 7 sub-criteria for autism in my head over and over again #I also know the 9 bpd criteria and 8 histrionic criteria #Actually autistic #autistic adult #autistic special interest #Actuallyautistic #autistic #Adhd #hyperfixation #dsm-5 #dsm #dsm5 #autism criteria #Psych special interest #Psychology special interest #Psych #neurodiversity #neurodiverse #neurodevelopmental #neurodevelopmental disorders

[birdsintheory]

#diagnosis #diagnosis problems #psychiatrist #psychiatry #psychologist #psychology #dsm 5 #dsm-5 #mental #mental health #anxiety #depression #adhd #autism #asd #bp #bpd #doctors #doctors problems #disability

[crossdreamers]

The new revised edition of the American psychiatric manual introduces more inclusive language in its transgender chapter

The introduction to the new version of the DSM-5 manual provides a well written summary of where science stands on gender dysphoria and the kind of language scientists currently use to describe gender variance.

Let me make this clear right away: The American manual for mental disorders, the DSM, does not consider gender incongruence or gender dysphoria mental illnesses.  The reason  it has a chapter on gender dysphoria is that trans people who suffer from gender dysphoria should be able to seek help in the in the medical system.

More trans-positive language

Indeed, the brand new revised version of the current edition, the DSM-5-TR, introduces more trans-positive language. The researchers have clearly listened to transgender people when writing the chapter on gender dysphoria. 

To give a few examples:

The term “desired gender” is now “experienced gender."

The term “cross-sex medical procedure” is now “gender-affirming medical procedure."

The term “natal male”/“natal female” is now “individual assigned male/female at birth.”

Introduction to a transgender vocabulary

The first part of the gender dysphoria chapter also gives a very good introduction to various aspects of transgender lives and identities. It also presents the  vocabulary used by both researcher and trans people these days.

Is it perfect? No. Is it constructive? Yes.

This is why I have taken the liberty of reproducing the introduction to the DSM-5 gender dysphoria chapter with comments over here.

Every time a TERF or a right wing extremist transphobe tells you that gender is the same as biological sex “because science”, show them the DSM-5-TR gender dysphoria introduction. 

It explains, in a clear and understandable language, that gender identity can in no way be reduced to chromosomes and genitalia, and that transgender identities are real. That is what the science really says about gender dysphoria.

Read the introduction here.

Photo of transgender people: FG Trade

#trans #transgender #gender dysphoria #gender incongruence #gender variance #dsm #dsm-5 #queer #intersex #terf #transphobia #psyhciatry

[delphinidin4]

There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in the DSM.

#psychology #dsm #dsm-5

[chemicalarospec]

I think we should talk about allergins like we talk about the DSM-5. It would be funny.

#this post is meant to be not very understable #allergies #dsm-5 #i found this in my drafts and have mo fking clue what it means #i said this #edit: no. no fking clue. i meant to type 'no'

[harvey-meza-polanco]

Riesgo de suicidio en la Depresión

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#Aspectos diagnósticos relacionados con la cultura y el género #Cultura #depresión #diagnóstico #DSM-5 #género #Psicologia #Salud mental

[theexodvs]

"If the cult of Eros is a religion, does it have a holy text of some sort?"

"Yes. Its adherents regularly point to the DSM-5 when confronted with compulsive sexual behavior disorder and pornography-induced erectile dysfunction, as if the absence of these conditions from this document necessitates an absence from reality."

#cult of eros #cult #cults #dsm-5 #dsm 5 #dsm v #Diagnostic and Statistical Manual #dsm #Just because the authors of your favored book don't claim to be religious doesn't mean claims made based on this book alone aren't fanatic #When will the cult of Eros fight the neurodiversity crowd? #The nd folks passionately despise the DSM-5 for calling autism a disorder #P 0 rn addicts and Thomas the Train fans duking it out is the holy war I want to see! #CSBD #erectile dysfunction #PIED

[in-sightpublishing]

Conversation with Ginger Coy on Psychology of Conspiracy Theorists in America: Independent Journalist

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#Agency #America #autism spectrum #Coalitions #Conspiracy theorists #Continued secrecy #DSM-5 #hostility #ICD-11 #Mainstream narratives #Partisan conflict #Patterns #Psychological profile #Watergate

[skruveksptizkwarken]

i lied its 3

#lied #overthrowing #world domination #dictatorship #dystopia #we own italy now #italy #laughing gas #pope #propaganda #sir #madame #dsm-5 #mentally ill #unhinged

[sierravivaalimentos]

¿Cómo superar la ansiedad de resaca? Hangxiety...

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#ansiedad #Aspectos diagnósticos relacionados con la cultura y el género #Bienestar Emocional #Características asociadas que apoyan el diagnóstico #Características diagnósticas #consecuencias #Consecuencias funcionales #Criterios diagnósticos #depresión #Depresión Estacional #Desarrollo y curso #Diagnóstico diferencial #diferencial #disfunción #DSM #DSM-5 #estrés #Estrés Festivo #Factores de riesgo y pronóstico #funcionamiento #inicio de año #narcisista #Navidad #Prevalencia #Psicología Online #Psicologia #riesgo #Riesgo de suicidio #Salud mental #Síntomas emocionales