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2. There's a whole thick book in mental disorders

Mon Dec 17, 2012, 03:29 PM

Dec 2012

That the profession uses. It once contined homosexuality as a disorder/illness. other parts are still in dispute. So we can't reach an agreement.

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Can we have an agreed upon definition of "mentally ill"? [View all] YoungDemCA Dec 2012 OP

WEll, there's always the DSM.... cliffordu Dec 2012 #1

There's a whole thick book in mental disorders Gman Dec 2012 #2

The current DSM is the closest thing we have to a source of truth slackmaster Dec 2012 #3

The problem is that most people with a diagnosed mental illness... YoungDemCA Dec 2012 #6

I disagree ... GeorgeGist Dec 2012 #10

Anyone who is not like me or disagrees with me. n/t zappaman Dec 2012 #4

Mental illness includes PTSD so it includes a large amount of US Veterans Fire Walk With Me Dec 2012 #7

no. Twinguard Dec 2012 #9

Probably not. SoCalDem Dec 2012 #11