Overdiagnosis

DSM 5 Will Lower Autism Rates

Allen Frances | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, Dsm 5, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Dsm Iv, Overdiagnosis, Science News
Allen Frances

The DSM 5 assertion of rate neutrality is, just on the face of it, completely impossible. A simple comparison of how DSM IV and DSM 5 criteria are written makes apparent that DSM 5 has to be much more restrictive.

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Don't Confuse Grief With Depression

Allen Frances | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Overtreatment, Major Depression, Dsm-V, Dsm-Iv, Grief, Overdiagnosis, Dsm 5, Grief Disorder, DSM 5 Grief, DSM Controversy, Dsm-5-Additions, Science News
Allen Frances

Grief is the normal and absolutely unavoidable price we must pay for having the capacity to love -- it is most certainly not a disease.

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Preventive Psychiatry Can Be Bad for Our Health

Allen Frances | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Overtreatment, Psychiatric Drugs, Dsm 5, Psychiatric Diagnosis, Prevention, Overdiagnosis, Dsm-5, Mental Health, Dsm V, Dsm-V, Preventive Psychiatry, Healthy Living News
Allen Frances

Preventive psychiatry may someday be of significant service in reducing the burden of human suffering -- but only if it can be done really well. And the sad truth is that we don't yet have the necessary tools.

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