MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:36:17 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5062291&cid=t_356393_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F25%2Fbps-on-dsm%2F Some of you may be following the development of the forthcoming fifth revision to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), the major book used for psychiatric diagnosis. There has been a lot of criticism due to the secrecy of the process this time around, but the British Psychological Society (BPS), the major mental health organization in the UK, is taking an even more interesting and refreshing angle: criticizing the entire current framework of diagnosis. The DSM takes a medical approach to diagnosis. In short, this means that a ‘patient’ is assumed to have an underlying ‘pathology’ that manifests as various ‘symptoms’ that are assessed to make a ‘diagnosis’ and then apply a ‘treatment’ to said diagnosis. ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5062291 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 16:44:58 +0100 5062291 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4168210&cid=t_356393_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2Fl2OCKDBmYig%2F In response to recent efforts to restrict the dissemination of academic research generated by contracts, the American Association of University Professors is developing new guidelines for colleges and faculty who receive corporate financing for research. The move comes after recent attempts by BP and federal agencies using Natural Resource Damage Assessment program. The disclosure was made in the recent issue of AAUP’s Academe magazine, which carries several articles, including one about conflicts of interest standards at medical journals (read here), another that reviews pharmaceutical industry influence on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders (see this) and an essay detailing similar concerns in Canada, where the Canadian Association of University Profes... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4168210 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 14:11:41 +0100 4168210 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3706670&cid=t_356393_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDisruptiveWomenInHealthCare%2F%7E3%2FNf6GszCZ5So%2F By Phyllis Greenberger. I just love this—it happens every time. Leave it to the news media to decide whether something is a real health issue or not. That they know little or nothing about the medical condition doesn’t stop them. The latest example is Hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD), a condition that affects as many as 20% of women. It is a loss of desire or libido without any other concurrent medical condition. But, if these journalists (and I use that term loosely) haven’t heard of a condition, especially this one because it has to do with female sexual dysfunction, they are sure a drug company made it up. I heard this with PMDD, fibromyalgia, restless leg syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome. The media and a few doctors said there was no such thing in each of these situatio... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3706670 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 10:57:55 +0100 3706670 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2747985&cid=t_356393_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F08%2F30%2Fthe-miracle-worker-edward-m-kennedy%2F Senator Edward Kennedy pushed for equality among the underprivileged and desired reform for America’s mental health system. He was a gift from God — it was as if God had reached down from heaven through Sen. Kennedy to influence the very pinnacle of change. Following the funeral held August 29, 2009 that immersed America in sorrow — yet also in gratitude — the torch shall remain lit and glow brighter as people work in his name to finish the efforts he began in 1962. As President Obama said at his funeral, Senator Kennedy was “a champion for those who had none [...] a kind and tender hero.” If it were not for the service of the Kennedys and for their endless dedication to equality for mental and physical disabilities, Congress would not have passed the Mental... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2747985 Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:03:56 +0100 2747985 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4060706&cid=t_356393_109_f&fid=34859&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.davemsw.com%2Farchives%2F2008%2F08%2Fis_sadness_the_same_as_depression.php This article examines the assumption that major depression is a specific illness, that it is rapidly increasing, and that a medical response is justified. I argue that major depression is not a natural entity and does not identify a homogenous group of patients. The apparent increase in major depression results from: confusing those who are ill with those who share their symptoms; the surveying of symptoms out of context; the benefits that accrue from such a diagnosis to drug companies, researchers, and clinicians; and changing social constructions around sadness and distress. Standardized medical treatment of all these individuals is neither possible nor desirable. The major depression category should be replaced by a clinical staging strategy that acknowledges the continuous distribution... Ψ Dare To Dream... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4060706 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:04:24 +0100 4060706 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4060717&cid=t_356393_109_f&fid=34859&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.davemsw.com%2Farchives%2F2008%2F07%2Fpsychiatry_weekly_updates_from_the_nimh_current_re.php Finally, researchers have gotten beyond finding the "one cause" or "sure-fire cure" for the various forms of mental illness. It has always been futile to find a particular biological cause. Clinicians practicing in the field have been aware of the complexity of development. It makes much more sense to look in several directions at once, for resilience, risk factors and biologically based vulnerabilities to particular symptom clusters. Mental illness is caused by a complicated combination of developmental and environmental stressors and biological strengths and weaknesses. Now, perhaps we can move beyond looking for the magic pill and focus on helping people. Psychiatry Weekly"There is a growing consensus in the field of psychiatry that many of the psychiatric illnesses, and almost certa... Ψ Dare To Dream... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4060717 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:15:39 +0100 4060717 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1420664&cid=t_356393_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F283936523%2F More than half the 28 new members of writers of the next edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) have ties to the drug industry, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest’s Integrity in Science Watch. The conflicts of interests were posted online by the APA last week (look here). They ranged from small to extensive. Leading the pack was William Carpenter Jr., director of Maryland Psychiatric Research Center at the University of Maryland, who over the past last five years worked as a consultant for 13 drugmakers, including Pfizer, Lilly, Wyeth, Merck, Astra Zeneca, and Bristol-Myers Squibb, according to CSPI. APA president Carolyn B. Robinowitz claimed in a statement that “we have ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1420664 Mon, 05 May 2008 13:33:33 +0100 1420664 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4060727&cid=t_356393_109_f&fid=34859&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.davemsw.com%2Farchives%2F2008%2F03%2Fpsychiatric_comorbidity_of_internet_addiction_in_c.php While still excluded from the DSM IV TR, Internet addiction has graduated to a subject worthy of research. And not surprisingly, like all other addictive behaviors, what I like to call "temporary feel goods", are associated with a lot of other diagnoses. Avoiding negative emotions has serious consequences, beyond even addictions. CNS Spectrums "Internet addiction were more likely to have MDD, dysthymic disorder, social phobia and adult ADHD than their unaffected counterparts. Adult ADHD is the most significant predictor for Internet addiction, followed by depressive disorders. Social phobia, however, was not correlated with Internet addiction in our sample after controlling for depressive disorders and adult ADHD. Further, depressive disorders and Internet addiction were associated in th... Ψ Dare To Dream... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4060727 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 17:18:23 +0100 4060727 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1126436&cid=t_356393_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F209955350%2F Most of the 27 members of an American Psychiatric Association task force that is updating the psychiatrist’s bible - the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM, have financial ties to pharma, and several failed to disclose significant aspects of their relationships when the panel was announced last July, according to a recent story in US News and World Report. The APA sought to pursue the “most transparent” policy possible, after the last edition of the DSM contained newly named disorders that were seized on by drugmakers and a 2006 study showed that more than half of the researchers who worked on that manual had at least one financial tie to pharma, the mag writes. But the summaries of the disclosure statements that were recently released to the pu... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1126436 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 15:46:34 +0100 1126436 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4060800&cid=t_356393_109_f&fid=34859&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.davemsw.com%2Farchives%2F2006%2F09%2Fthe_new_asylums_redux.php There is news today of a new study about mental health problems in prison and jails. The information shows a much bigger problem than previously reported. MSNBC.com More than half of America's prison and jail inmates have symptoms of a mental health problem, the Justice Department estimated Wednesday. But fewer than one-third of those with problems are getting treatment behind bars. The study by the department's Bureau of Justice Statistics also found the incidence of symptoms much higher among women than men. Compared to inmates without symptoms, these mentally troubled prisoners were more likely to have been jailed before, to get into a fight behind bars, to have been physically or sexually abused in the past and to have drug problems, the bureau said. But troubled inmates were no m... Ψ Dare To Dream... blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4060800 Fri, 08 Sep 2006 01:33:59 +0100 4060800