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 'dsm v'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:13:04 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4789559&cid=t_176429_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F05%2Fhes-got-it-retired-psychiatrist-nails.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4789559 Fri, 06 May 2011 01:47:00 +0100 4789559 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4789562&cid=t_176429_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F05%2Fnew-framework-proposed-for-manual-of.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4789562 Wed, 04 May 2011 17:29:00 +0100 4789562 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4780387&cid=t_176429_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FgN8ti3FGolg%2F The new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM–5) is scheduled to be released in May 2013. This recent Dana Foundation article points out the need of a fundamentally different approach based on the new ways researchers use to study and understand mental illness. The problem with the DSM-IV, our current shared diagnostic language, is that a large and growing body of evidence demonstrates that it does a poor job of capturing either clinical and biological realities. In the clinic, the limitations of the current DSM-IV approach can be illustrated in three salient areas: (1) the problem of comorbidity, (2) the widespread need for “not otherwise specific (NOS)” diagnoses, and (3) the arbitrariness of diagnostic thresholds. Whatever the ultimate approach to the DSM-5, ... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4780387 Tue, 03 May 2011 18:18:02 +0100 4780387 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4642686&cid=t_176429_109_f&fid=35451&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jung-at-heart.com%2Fjung_at_heart%2Fwho-decides.html Last week, Neuroskeptic did two excellent posts on bereavement and the proposal to eliminate the exclusion of bereavement from the diagnosis of depression in the DSM V. Currently, it is not the practice to diagnose bereavement as depression under the assumption that grief, whose symptoms look very like depression, is a normal response to loss, especially the death of a loved one.  But it is proposed to eliminate this exclusion and treat even bereavement as depression. I feel a kind of horror at this. Because grief follows its own course and it is painful and I can't see a benefit to medicating it and making feeling better the goal. It is spring in Maine, even though as I write this the temperature is just barely above freezing. In the next few days and weeks the ice on the lakes will begi... Jung At Heart blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4642686 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:03:30 +0100 4642686 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4355718&cid=t_176429_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fpsychiatric-diagnosis-and-the-dsm-5-controversy%2F2011.01.16 I’ve followed in bits and pieces — sometimes for Shrink Rap, sometimes because the issues fill my email inbox, sometimes because there’s no escape. Oh, and lots of the players have familiar names. In the December 27th issue of Wired magazine, Gary Greenberg writes a comprehensive article on the debates around the revision of the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) upcoming revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) entitled “Inside the Battle to Define Mental Illness.” Do read it. Here’s an excerpt: I recently asked a former president of the APA how he used the DSM in his daily work. He told me his secretary had just asked him for a diagnosis on a patient he’d been seeing for a couple of months so that she could bill the insur... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4355718 Sun, 16 Jan 2011 17:00:00 +0100 4355718 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4219747&cid=t_176429_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fnarcissism-no-longer-a-personality-disorder%2F2010.12.01 Via an article in The New York Times entitled “Narcissism No Longer a Psychiatric Disorder”: Narcissistic personality disorder, characterized by an inflated sense of self-importance and the need for constant attention, has been eliminated from the upcoming manual of mental disorders, which psychiatrists use to diagnose mental illness. As Charles Zanor reports in today’s Science Times, the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders — due out in 2013 and known as D.S.M.-5 — has eliminated five of the 10 personality disorders that are listed in the current edition. The best known of these is narcissistic personality disorder. So, blogging is normal then? Kinda takes the fun out of it… *This blog post was originally published at Gr... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4219747 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 15:00:18 +0100 4219747 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4214442&cid=t_176429_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F11%2Frecognition-and-treatment-of.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4214442 Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:05:00 +0100 4214442 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4055716&cid=t_176429_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-relative-unimportance-of-diagnosis-in-psychiatry%2F2010.10.11 Look, he came back! Guest blogger Mitchell Newmark, M.D., put on his armor and came to blog with us again. The Relative Unimportance of Diagnosis In Psychiatry As we will soon be witness to the emergence of DSM-V, the new rule book for psychiatric diagnosis, I am reminded of all the pitfalls of diagnosis in psychiatry. In other fields of medicine, diagnosis is based primarily on etiology, with objective findings, rather than on symptoms alone, as it is in psychiatry. When you go to your internist with stomach pain, there’s an endoscopy to look for ulcers, a sonogram to look for gall stones, a blood test to look for hepatitis. But in psychiatry, there is no CT scan to check for bipolar disorder, no blood test to assess if the patient has schizophrenia, no spinal tap to check for major de... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4055716 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 12:00:00 +0100 4055716 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4003415&cid=t_176429_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F09%2Fhoarding-drug-trial-stimulants-for.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4003415 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 17:14:00 +0100 4003415 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3876784&cid=t_176429_122_f&fid=37835&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iqscorner.com%2F2010%2F08%2Freading-fluency-and-reading-lddyslexia.html The following is a guest blog post (previously called virtual scholars at this blog)  by John J. DeMann, NCSP, School Psychologist, North Allegheny School District.  John took advantage of my standing offer to readers of my blogs to receive a PDF copy of any article I mention in a research brief (or byte ) or any article that may be in a recent "IQs Corner Recent Literature of Interest" post.  I know that many practitioners do not have access to journals......so if a person volunteers to make a brief written post, I'm willing to send them a PDF copy of the article in exchange for the post.This feature benefits all readers as the post is "added value and commentary" which then allows me to provide a link to the full article (via the "fair use doctrine"---esp. for educational ... Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3876784 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:45:00 +0100 3876784 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3868916&cid=t_176429_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F08%2Fheres-deal-with-grief-being-in-dsm-5.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3868916 Sun, 15 Aug 2010 15:37:00 +0100 3868916 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3678655&cid=t_176429_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F06%2Fdr-allen-frances-dsm-iv-task-force.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3678655 Sat, 19 Jun 2010 18:28:00 +0100 3678655 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3614675&cid=t_176429_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F05%2F2007-apa-meeting-pharma-disclosure-list.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3614675 Mon, 31 May 2010 00:42:00 +0100 3614675 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3610493&cid=t_176429_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fapa-2010-carlat-vs-dulcan-apa-guidebook.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3610493 Fri, 28 May 2010 18:44:00 +0100 3610493 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3585812&cid=t_176429_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fdrdaniel-carlat-unhinged-is-right.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3585812 Thu, 20 May 2010 16:44:00 +0100 3585812 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3573922&cid=t_176429_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fwhats-wrong-with-psychiatry.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3573922 Mon, 17 May 2010 22:37:00 +0100 3573922 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3570046&cid=t_176429_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fshrink-rap-unhinged-trouble-with.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3570046 Sun, 16 May 2010 18:58:00 +0100 3570046 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3522813&cid=t_176429_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fred-wine-and-ambien-youre-talking-shit.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3522813 Sat, 01 May 2010 03:37:00 +0100 3522813 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3508434&cid=t_176429_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fpatients-demand-full-disclosure-public.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3508434 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:11:00 +0100 3508434 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3404140&cid=t_176429_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FY7R5qT0ZpKI%2F Two essays published in separate periodicals this week raise troubling questions about the extent to which psychiatrists may be unduly influenced by the pharmaceutical industry, and how this relationship may effect public trust in psychiatry. The upshot? The concern about corruption, or at least the appearance of corruption is palpable. Sigmund Freud (see photo) would not be pleased. Interestingly, one of the authors if Tom Insel, the director of the National Institute of Mental Health (click on read more below). For instance, Lisa Cosgrove and Harold Bursztajn write in Psychiatric Times that they looked at the two philanthropic arms of the American Psychiatric Association - the American Psychiatric Foundation and the American Psychiatric Institute for Research and Education - and found th... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3404140 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:23:54 +0100 3404140 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3346709&cid=t_176429_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fastrazeneca-antipsychotic-turned.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3346709 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:32:00 +0100 3346709 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3318642&cid=t_176429_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fwebmd-depression-screening-test-eli.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3318642 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:57:00 +0100 3318642 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3316241&cid=t_176429_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fwebmd-depression-screening-test-eli.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3316241 Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:57:00 +0100 3316241 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3302451&cid=t_176429_122_f&fid=37835&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iqscorner.com%2F2010%2F02%2Faaidd-position-paper-on-dsm-v-proposed.html Yesterday AAIDD presented its formal reaction to the DSM-V ASD and Developmental Disorders Subgroup, ID Subcommittee regarding the proposed DSM-V definition for intellectual disability (ID). The AAIDD 11th Edition Implementation Committee position paper (and recommendations) can be found by clicking here.Technorati Tags: psychology, forensic psychology, forensic psychiatry, neuropsychology, intelligence, IQ, IQ tests, IQ scores, adaptive behavior, intellectual disability, mental retardation, MR, ID, criminal psychology, criminal defense, ABA, American Bar Association, Atkins cases, death penalty, capital punishment, AAIDD, DSM-IV (Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner)) Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3302451 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:05:00 +0100 3302451 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3267054&cid=t_176429_122_f&fid=37835&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iqscorner.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fcritque-of-proposed-dsm5-intellectual.html Without question, the DSM-5 Proposed Draft Revision document has been generating considerable chatter among psychologists.  With regard to Atkins cases, the proposed definition of intellectual disability (ID) is no exception....emails and listservs have been busy debating and critiquing the ID proposed criteria.  Dr. Dale Watson has set out a well-written set of concerns and issues in the guest blog post below---which is reproduced "as is" from Dr. Watson.  Kudos to Dale for providing ICDP with his perspective.Dr. Dale Watson's critique of the proposed DSM-V ID criteria follows:The DSM-5 Proposed Draft Revisions to the Criterion sets for Mental Disorders have recently become available.  The proposed criteria for the diagnosis of Intellectual Disability retain the three-... Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3267054 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:24:00 +0100 3267054 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3267007&cid=t_176429_109_f&fid=38951&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarlatpsychiatry.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fdsm-5s-rough-draft-carlat-take.html In a prior post, I observed that the process of hammering out the DSM-5 had degenerated into a bar room brawl. Major figures in the development of past DSM versions, such as Allen Frances (the DSM-4 chairman) and Robert Spitzer (DSM-3 chairman), had both severely criticized the DSM-V process for lack of transparency and for a headlong rush to get the thing done too quickly in order to start making the APA some money.Looking at the just-released proposed DSM-5 criteria, I'm pleased to say that the APA leadership has apparently been listening. They've pushed the planned publication out two full years to 2013, giving everybody time to review the proposal and to do some field testing. They have made the process far more transparent by posting task force reports on the DSM-5 web site. And they ... The Carlat Psychiatry Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3267007 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:54:00 +0100 3267007 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3267192&cid=t_176429_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Ftemper-dysregulation-disorder-with.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3267192 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:37:00 +0100 3267192 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3259112&cid=t_176429_122_f&fid=37835&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iqscorner.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fdsm-5-proposed-draft-revisions.html The Proposed Draft Revisions to DSM-5 are now available on line.  MR/ID is described as the following:Intellectual DisabilityA. Current intellectual deficits of two or more standard deviations below the population mean, which generally translates into performance in the lowest 3% of a person's age and cultural group, or an IQ of 70 or below. This should be measured with an individualized, standardized, culturally appropriate, psychometrically sound measure.B. And concurrent deficits in at least two domains of adaptive functioning of at least two or more standard deviations, which generally translates into performance in the lowest 3 % of a person's age and cultural group, or standard scores of 70 or below. This should be measured with individualized, standardized, culturally appropriate, ... Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3259112 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:42:00 +0100 3259112 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3262870&cid=t_176429_140_f&fid=34843&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.furiousseasons.com%2Farchives%2F2010%2F02%2Fsome_initial_thoughts_on_the_draft_dsm5.html As many of you know, a draft of the proposed DSM-5 is just out and it's bound to stir plenty of comment and controversy. First, I've got to congratulate the DSM-5 crafters for making the draft public and for seeking public comment. That's right: the APA wants to hear from members of the public, not just medical professionals. So let them know what you think. Meanwhile, let me offer some preliminary comments: 1. Internet addiction isn't included, which is fine by me and likely will save the APA much sniggering and criticism. 2. Bipolar disorder type 3 or subthreshold bipolar disorder is not included either and that is definitely a victory for critics like me who've long held that the softening of mood disorders--such as with bipolar disorder type 2--has led to millions of Americans being... Furious Seasons blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3262870 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0100 3262870 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3133785&cid=t_176429_140_f&fid=34843&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.furiousseasons.com%2Farchives%2F2009%2F12%2Fucla_psychiatrist_criticizes_dsm5.html I'd really rather not be writing about the forthcoming DSM-5 (come on everyone, let's drop the Roman numeral already. Cicero and Seneca ain't writing the dang thing), but Shirah Vollmer, a psychiatry and family medicine professor at UCLA, has written critically of the DSM on her Psychology Today blog. In other words, yet another academic within psychiatry is criticizing her colleagues who are putting together DSM-5. Who knows? Maybe they'll listen. Vollmer's primary point: "The biases of psychiatric diagnoses are powerful. The more people who are included in a mental disorder, the more research money there will be to fund the science, and the more drug companies have incentive to produce treatments. On the other hand, the more people who are included in a diagnosis, the more suspicious t... Furious Seasons blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3133785 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 3133785 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3079562&cid=t_176429_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fdsm-5-publication-date-moved-to-may.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3079562 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:36:00 +0100 3079562 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2730341&cid=t_176429_140_f&fid=34843&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.furiousseasons.com%2Farchives%2F2009%2F08%2Fshould_seasonal_affective_disorder_be_a_separate_disorder.html That question is posed in this month's American Journal of Psychiatry because, as things stand now, SAD is lumped in with other affective disorders as a seasonal modifier to familiar diagnostic criteria for major depression, etc. I don't have an strong opinions on the matter--for once, I doubt this is something Big Pharma could turn to its own ends since SAD already exists in the DSM-4. Anyway, here's the AJP editorial: "Many convergent lines of research justify its classification as an independent disorder. The clinical picture is distinct: patients with seasonal affective disorder, predominantly women, become regularly depressed in autumn and winter and experience remission in spring and summer. They experience characteristic atypical vegetative symptoms during their depressive episode... Furious Seasons blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2730341 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2730341 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2725247&cid=t_176429_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fshocking-news-dsm-v-task-force-member.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2725247 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:19:00 +0100 2725247 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2691749&cid=t_176429_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fwheres-dsm-v-gang-stendhal-syndrome.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2691749 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 05:25:00 +0100 2691749 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2786009&cid=t_176429_109_f&fid=38951&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarlatpsychiatry.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fnew-bbc-program-rewriting-psychiatrists.html Several months ago, a BBC producer contacted me to ask if I'd like to be interviewed for a planned radio program examining the DSM and related topics, such as the relationship between the drug industry and the American Psychiatric Association. Being the shameless self-promoter that I am, I assented, and that program is now available on the BBC website.Aside from listening to me ramble on about things that you've read about in this blog, you'll hear some very thought-provoking interviews of Michael First, the editor of DSM-IV, Lisa Cosgrove, the U Mass professor who published this influential article about the industry ties of members of DSM committees, Peter Tyrer, a professor at Imperial College in London who talks about the validity problems in DSM disorders, David Kupfer, chair of the D... The Carlat Psychiatry Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2786009 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:57:00 +0100 2786009 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2671067&cid=t_176429_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fwyeth-this-just-pisses-me-off-stop.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2671067 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 05:00:00 +0100 2671067 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2786011&cid=t_176429_109_f&fid=38951&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarlatpsychiatry.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fdsm-v-transparency-case-study.html Discussion: Is the Risk Syndrome for Psychosis Risky Business?", this describes in detail the proposal for a new disorder called "Risk Syndrome for Psychosis." You can access the proposed criteria for the disorder, including the text discussing characteristics, associated features, differential diagnosis, etc.... So far, there are 23 comments posted, constituting a rigorous debate about the pros and cons of the proposal.At this point, the diagnosis may or may not make it into DSM-V. It really depends on whether there is strong enough research indicating that treatment of early forms of psychosis can head off the later development of schizophrenia. My understanding is that the research is unconvincing, but I'm willing to defer to these specialists, who clearly know a lot more about psychosi... The Carlat Psychiatry Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2786011 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:34:00 +0100 2786011 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2786022&cid=t_176429_109_f&fid=38951&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarlatpsychiatry.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fold-friends-battle-it-out-over-dsm-v.html Yesterday, Psychiatric Times published this response to the Allen Frances critique of DSM-V. It is written by William Carpenter, who is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Maryland, and the chairman of the DSM-V work group on psychosis.Carpenter begins his response by saying that Allen Frances is an "old friend," although from the tenor of this article, "old" may be the operative word. I know Dr. Carpenter myself, having interviewed him for the March 2007 issue of The Carlat Psychiatry Report, and having chatted with him here and there at APA meetings. He's a southern gentleman, and I found him very forthcoming and honest about a range of issues, including his refreshing skepticism of the value of some of the newer atypical antipsychotics. He has done some consultation with drug c... The Carlat Psychiatry Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2786022 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:47:00 +0100 2786022 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2580450&cid=t_176429_140_f&fid=35439&url=http%3A%2F%2Fbipolarsoupkitchen-stephany.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fdsm-v-writing-process-bar-room-brawl.html (Source: soulful sepulcher) soulful sepulcher blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2580450 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:07:00 +0100 2580450 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2452690&cid=t_176429_109_f&fid=35451&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.jung-at-heart.com%2Fjung_at_heart%2Fis_bitterness_a_mental_illn.html There have been stories here and there about the upcoming DSM V for several months now. The most recent, in the LA Times, takes a somewhat optimistic view -- "Over the next 18 months, psychiatrists will hammer out a draft of the fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Assn.'s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, more commonly called DSM-V. Nowhere have the discussions been more heated, the ramifications most vividly foretold, than here at the organization's annual meeting.  Some psychiatrists warn that the tome runs the risk of medicalizing the normal range of human behaviors; others vehemently argue that it must be broad enough to guide treatment of those who need it.  But all agree that the so-called bible of psychiatry is expected to be considerably more nuanc... Jung At Heart blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2452690 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:41:18 +0100 2452690 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2424475&cid=t_176429_140_f&fid=34843&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.furiousseasons.com%2Farchives%2F2009%2F05%2Fwill_dsmv_change_bipolar_disorder_to_psychotic_disorder.html That headline is no joke. News is out of this week convention of the American Psychiatric Association in San Francisco that one of the writers of the forthcoming DSM-V says that the group working on bipolar disorder revisions, which he leads, said his group has considered moving bipolar disorder from its longtime classification as a mood disorder to the category of a psychotic disorder. William Carpenter, a psychiatrist at the University of Maryland, made this statement. Carpenter, according to the school's website, is a specialist in schizophrenia. MedPageToday.com reported: "But he acknowledged that such a move would face strong opposition and was unlikely. 'It would happen over a number of dead bodies,' [Carpenter] quipped. On the other hand, he said, 'we hope to get rid of schizoaff... Furious Seasons blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2424475 Wed, 20 May 2009 04:00:00 +0100 2424475 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2078720&cid=t_176429_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F01%2F04%2Fonce-you-click-can-you-quit-culture11%2F Ah, what’s the new year without another look at “Internet addiction disorder,” especially since it’s being considered for inclusion into the DSM-V? Yours truly is quoted in this one, so at least it brings some balance to the topic. And I do note the tendency for researchers and policy makers working on the DSM-V to want to seem to err on the side of including more disorders according to what little information we have on the upcoming book (the DSM-V is being assembled in secret, so it’s pretty hard to tell what the heck they are doing over there). What I do know is that the concept of “Internet addiction disorder” remains so muddled and contradictory, it would be a tragedy if this “diagnosis” was legitimized by the DSM-V, while other t... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2078720 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:05:12 +0100 2078720 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2056588&cid=t_176429_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F490842490%2F With three years still left until publication, the fights over the new version of the psychiatric diagnostic manual, the DSM-V, are hotting up and The New York Times has a concise article that covers most of the main point of contention. - “What you have in the end,” Mr. Shorter said, “is this process of sorting the deck of symptoms into syndromes, and the outcome all depends on how the cards fall.” - Psychiatrists involved in preparing the new manual contend that it is too early to say for sure which cards will be added and which dropped. Although I doubt the DSM committee are using that exact metaphor, it certainly illustrates the point that the process requires a certain degree of value-judgement. It's interesting, however, that the public debate is currently focused on whether ... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2056588 Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:33:18 +0100 2056588 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2052842&cid=t_176429_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FJnbYZ4hzXt4%2F So the December 17th New York Times refers to the DSM, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, now in its fifth revision. Will Asperger Syndrome and “high-functioning autism” be merged? Will sensory processing disorder enter the DSM? The revision, it’s noted, “will have consequences for insurance reimbursement, research and individuals’ psychological identity for years to come,” and, too, for our cultural understanding of what “autism” is. Perhaps it’d be more accurate to call the DSm (whatever revision), the book of being human, all too human. Tags: asd, asperger syndrome, autism, book, Diagnosis, dsm-iv, dsm-v, human, new york times, pdd-nos, Psychiatry, PsychologyShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2052842 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:15:25 +0100 2052842 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1975223&cid=t_176429_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FdS5nKtPQNo8%2F So what is autism? Chances are, if you’re reading this, you know, and are quite prepared to explain at the drop of the hat “what autism is.” But what if you’re asked: Why is there this separate term, “PDD-NOS”? What is child disintegrative disorder and what does that have to do with autism, plain and simple? (as if there is such a “plain and simple autism”) If a child has Fragile X, that means they don’t have autism……right….no….which? Does “high-functioning autism” mean “Asperger’s Syndrome” only? What’s the connection between autism and ADHD? Can you have both? Can where you are and what culture a child is raised in influence diagnosis? Is autism necessarily a life-long diagno... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1975223 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:21:24 +0100 1975223 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1968775&cid=t_176429_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F11%2F17%2Fdsm-v-transparency-or-secrecy%2F In a world expecting greater and greater transparency in how important medical and mental health research is conducted, should such transparency extend to the intricate workings of determining what constitutes a valid mental disorder diagnosis? That’s the question posed by two sides wrangling over how transparent the new DSM-V process should be. Robert Spitzer, a former editor, wants more transparency, while the current editor, Darrel Regier, suggests the process of should be kept private. The DSM is short for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the “bible” of mental health that defines what a mental disorder is. Technically, if a disorder doesn’t appear in the book, it’s not considered a legitimate disorder nor can a therapist bill a... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1968775 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:40:31 +0100 1968775 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1963957&cid=t_176429_140_f&fid=34843&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.furiousseasons.com%2Farchives%2F2008%2F11%2Fdsmv_criticized_in_la_times_oped_for_lack_of_transparency.html Christopher Lane, a professor of English at Northwestern University and author of last year's "Shyness: How Normal Behavior Became a Sickness," had an excellent op-ed in yesterday's Los Angeles Times, flagging for the public just how contentious matters have become around the development of DSM-V. "The bone of contention: whether the next revision of America's psychiatric bible, the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders," should be done openly and transparently so mental health professionals and the public could follow along, or whether the debates should be held in secret." DSM-IV, which came out in 1994, was rife with researchers flush with pharma funding devising new psychiatric disorders, none more prominent than bipolar disorder type 2, introduced in that edition of... Furious Seasons blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1963957 Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:00:00 +0100 1963957 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1432424&cid=t_176429_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F05%2F09%2Fdsm-vs-conflicts-of-interest%2F Earlier this week, the Boston Globe’s health blog dived into the issue of conflicts of interest for the latest mental disorder diagnostic manual being formulated. The diagnostic manual is known as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and a fifth version of it is currently in development. How a disorder makes it into the DSM — which is used by mental health professionals and insurance companies to legitimize and pay for a mental health concern — has been the subject of numerous research papers and essays. It is a messy process, like sausage-making, and involves a combination of expert testimony (often given by the same experts who lead a subcommittee on the specific disorder), research on the disorder, and, of course, a healthy dollop of politi... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1432424 Fri, 09 May 2008 15:27:43 +0100 1432424 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1420664&cid=t_176429_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=1344210&cid=t_176429_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F04%2F01%2Fare-we-really-that-ill%2F I meant to blog about this a few days ago, but time got away from me and here it is April already! Christopher Lane over at The (N.Y.) Sun has written an in-depth editorial asking if we Americans are as sick as some of the mental health professional experts would have us believe. It’s a legitimate question, as the number of diagnosable disorders has expanded over the years (but technically hasn’t changed since the release of the original DSM-IV in 1994, 14 years ago). In the editorial, Lane examines why 112 new disorders were added to the DSM-III, which was originally published in 1980 (28 years ago, not that anyone is counting). His cursory look at the complex and unscientific process that went into the DSM-III is interesting, but ultimately unsatisfying: Incredibly, the... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1344210 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:12:37 +0100 1344210