PSYCH 2AP3 Lecture Notes - Diarrhea, Neurosis, Overdiagnosis
20 Jan 2014
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Miller and chen (2007: high socioeconomic status (ses) at 2 3 years old, predicts better gene regulation of inflammation responses in adolescent females, looked at home ownership, inflammation is a common immune system response against bacteria, infections, pathogens causes cell damage, inflammatory responses in the brain may be involved, role of immune system in mental disorders, low ses (non home owners) more likely to have pro inflammatory gene expression. Lowers threshold for several diagnoses, medicalizing normal reactions: bias produced in psychiatry in the biomedical model if you assume that every condition is ultimately caused by a malfunction in the brain, then drugs are the treatment, most of the effects of antidepressants are placebo effects not physiological, easier to receive a diagnosis, why did the (american psychiatry association) apa decide to revise the dsm iv, sales of the dsm is the largest source of income for the apa.
