Posted by Dave001 on September 1, 2005, at 2:16:47
In reply to Re: How I feel on high-dose SSRIs » Dave001, posted by ed_uk on August 28, 2005, at 7:55:01
>> The problem with all of these so-called disorders is that they're
>> just symptom complexes that are probably heterogeneous in origin,
>> and thus using up the limited space remaining for new acronymical
>> designations.
>
> Well said..... I've often said the same ;-)
>I knew that I wasn't the only one annoyed by the medicalization of every
imaginable behavior. It's only going to get worse, I fear, so prepare
for it. Look at what came up in my results from a search related to a
subject in a different thread:An exceptionally convoluted snippet of psychobabble (not to be confused
with this board) follows:"Psychogenic excoriation is not yet recognised in the DSM. We propose
preliminary operational criteria for its diagnosis that take into
account the heterogeneity of behaviour associated with psychogenic
excoriation and allow for subtyping along a compulsivity-impulsivity
spectrum. Psychiatric comorbidity in patients with psychogenic
excoriation, particularly mood and anxiety disorders, is common.
Patients with psychogenic excoriation frequently have comorbid disorders
in the compulsivity-impulsivity spectrum, including obsessive-compulsive
disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, substance use disorders, eating
disorders, trichotillomania, kleptomania, compulsive buying,
obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, and borderline personality
disorder."Blah! The only commonality among the disorders above is that nothing is
known about their etiologies. A new DSM category needs to be invented to
include persons with nothing better to do than invent superfluous
medical wastebasket diagnoses. Government funding of such studies is
warranted to ensure maximal waste of taxpayer's money. Of course.
poster:Dave001
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