This is a great article. I think the same argument could be made about many "disorders" that we see today - Autism Spectrum Disorder being another. One of my biggest beefs when we widen the definition of disease/disorder is that we really hurt those who truly have that disease/disorder. We minimize their struggles and water down services because they now must reach more people. If everyone is disabled, nobody is disabled. It is a scary trend!
I would like to point out a couple of typos. 1. Approximately paragraph #15, "no" should be "now" in the last sentence. 2. I think you meant "debilitating" rather than "delabidating".
Thank you for the corrections, Sharon. I have made the changes.
Regarding the ever-widening scope of mental disorders, I agree. I don't think every distressing experience needs to be under the ambit of a mental disorder.
At one point, the fine line between objectivity and logical perception is blurred a lot in DSM 5 TR due to less research support. Saying this while studying some parts of it for my syllabus :))
This is a great article. I think the same argument could be made about many "disorders" that we see today - Autism Spectrum Disorder being another. One of my biggest beefs when we widen the definition of disease/disorder is that we really hurt those who truly have that disease/disorder. We minimize their struggles and water down services because they now must reach more people. If everyone is disabled, nobody is disabled. It is a scary trend!
I would like to point out a couple of typos. 1. Approximately paragraph #15, "no" should be "now" in the last sentence. 2. I think you meant "debilitating" rather than "delabidating".
Thank you for the corrections, Sharon. I have made the changes.
Regarding the ever-widening scope of mental disorders, I agree. I don't think every distressing experience needs to be under the ambit of a mental disorder.
Same thoughts about Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
Yup PMDD is another example of pathologizing a normal human disorder. Also, internet addiction disorder.
At one point, the fine line between objectivity and logical perception is blurred a lot in DSM 5 TR due to less research support. Saying this while studying some parts of it for my syllabus :))