PSYCH 2AP3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Dissociative Identity Disorder, Somatic Symptom Disorder, Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders
27 Sep 2017
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The dsm is an attempt to bring order to a confusing and broad field. Continues weaknesses of earlier editions, not working toward scientific classification. Psychiatric knowledge not advanced enough for revision to dsm-iv. Created new mental disorders to benefit psychiatry and drug industry. Lowes threshold for several diagnoses, medicalizing normal reactions. Does not mean symptoms are "mental" as distinct from physical. Separateness of the mental and physical, whereas in the east it doesn"t exist; recognize the impossibility of doing so since the brain is physical and has physical impacts on the rest of the body. Our mental state influences our physical wellbeing and vice versa. Intensity, variation, lifestyle, etc. needs to be considered in addition to the context of the dsm. No clear boundary btwn disorder and no disorder. Manifestations of behaviour vary despite being consistently seen around the world. Things that may seem odd to us as canadians may be normal to a culture somewhere else in the world.
