Diagnosing the D.S.M.

[cbayer]

1. He makes some really good points and I support his call for a new organization.

The APA is a highly politicized body and the inclusion of other disciplines in writing the DSM would be of great benefit, imo.

And before someone jumps in with the standard, "They are only doing it because big pharma is paying for it", I would note this from the article:

Many critics assume unfairly that D.S.M.-5 is shilling for drug companies. This is not true. The mistakes are rather the result of an intellectual conflict of interest; experts always overvalue their pet area and want to expand its purview, until the point that everyday problems come to be mislabeled as mental disorders. Arrogance, secretiveness, passive governance and administrative disorganization have also played a role.