DSM 5 Freezes Out Its Stakeholders

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/allen-frances/dsm-5-freezes-out-its-sta_b_1269838.html " ...Under normal circumstances the DSM 5 team would have taken the many criticisms to heart, gone back to the drawing board, and improved the quality and acceptability of their product. After all, the customer is very often right. But this DSM process has been strangely secretive, unable to self-correct, and stubbornly closed to suggestions coming from outside. As a result, current DSM 5 proposals show very little improvement over poorly done first drafts posted in February 2010. "

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"...Under normal circumstances the DSM 5 team

would have taken the many criticisms to heart, gone back to the

drawing board, and improved the quality and acceptability of

their product. After all, the customer is very often right. But

this DSM process has been strangely secretive, unable to

self-correct, and stubbornly closed to suggestions coming from

outside. As a result, current DSM 5 proposals show very little

improvement over poorly done first drafts posted in February

2010."

One solution is to start a Dump DSM (or Occupy DSM?)

movement. In most countries, including the U.S., the ICD-10 is

also valid. The proposed ICD-11 definition for "Autism Spectrum

Disorder" has none of the controversy surrounding the DSM-5.

ICD-10 (Asperger's syndrome):

http://apps.who.int/classifications/icd10/browse/2010/en#/F84.5

Proposed ICD-11-alpha (Autism spectrum disorder):

http://apps.who.int/classifications/icd11/browse/f/en#/http://who.int/icd#F84

Such a dump or occupy movement would, IMO, enjoy considerable

popularity. Consider this article (excerpt):

Dr [Dayle] has now found a solution for those who

will remain disturbed by the ultimate DSM-5 product—simply don't

use it. She indicates how clinicians could easily bypass a flawed

DSM-5 by instead downloading ICD-10-CM codes. These will become

official shortly after DSM-5 is published and are available for

free online. Dr ’ suggestion should send a powerful warning

to the American Psychiatric Association (APA). If DSM-5 does not

quickly reform its processes and products, many mental health

professionals may decide not to use it.

http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/blog/couchincrisis/content/article/10168/1948665

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Mark A. , Ph.D., sociology of religion, theory, and clinical

sociology

Portal: www.markfoster.net * Critical realism:

www.structurization.com

Two books: www.bahaifaith.info * Clinical: www.fosterservices.com

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One small comment:

Thanks for reference to the ICD-10, and the proposed definitional language for ICD-11.

The ICD is used for prevalence and national reporting purposes to the World Health Organization. In the past, professional bodies objecting to the APA's bizarre and unsuitable definitions of mental health or other health conditions have used World Health Organization diagnostic and labeling protocols to assure uniformity in international reporting and in order to secure minimal agreement from all professional bodies for definitions of terms.

The ICIDH II was a revolutionary document adopted by the WHO in the early part of the last decade after exhaustive revision of the definition and understandings of disabilities world wide. Perhaps the APA could "take a lesson" from non-partisan politics of the international body.

N. Meyer

O-----riginal Message----- From: "Mark A. " Sent: Feb 22, 2012 3:35 PM To: "aspires-relationships " Subject: Re: DSM 5 Freezes Out Its Stakeholders

"...Under normal circumstances the DSM 5 team would have taken the many criticisms to heart, gone back to the drawing board, and improved the quality and acceptability of their product. After all, the customer is very often right. But this DSM process has been strangely secretive, unable to self-correct, and stubbornly closed to suggestions coming from outside. As a result, current DSM 5 proposals show very little improvement over poorly done first drafts posted in February 2010."One solution is to start a Dump DSM (or Occupy DSM?) movement. In most countries, including the U.S., the ICD-10 is also valid. The proposed ICD-11 definition for "Autism Spectrum Disorder" has none of the controversy surrounding the DSM-5.ICD-10 (Asperger's syndrome):http://apps.who.int/classifications/icd10/browse/2010/en#/F84.5Proposed ICD-11-alpha (Autism spectrum disorder):http://apps.who.int/classifications/icd11/browse/f/en#/http://who.int/icd#F84Such a dump or occupy movement would, IMO, enjoy considerable popularity. Consider this article (excerpt):Dr [Dayle] has now found a solution for those who will remain disturbed by the ultimate DSM-5 product—simply don't use it. She indicates how clinicians could easily bypass a flawed DSM-5 by instead downloading ICD-10-CM codes. These will become official shortly after DSM-5 is published and are available for free online. Dr ’ suggestion should send a powerful warning to the American Psychiatric Association (APA). If DSM-5 does not quickly reform its processes and products, many mental health professionals may decide not to use it.http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/blog/couchincrisis/content/article/10168/1948665---Mark A. , Ph.D., sociology of religion, theory, and clinical sociologyPortal: www.markfoster.net * Critical realism: www.structurization.com Two books: www.bahaifaith.info * Clinical: www.fosterservices.com