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Old Feb 10, 2010, 04:07 PM
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I wouldn't worry too much or put much stock into it yet according to the Washington post and other newspapers this diagnosis label and a few others are in proposal stage. they haven't yet decided on including or making these diagnostic changes. the people working on the DSM are still debating revisions and all kinds of new diagnosis's and what to include for the criteria for having them. heres a link to the Washington post article

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...021000009.html

if you read down to the 5th paragraph you will see -

"The proposals will be debated in an intense process over the next two years, with potentially billions of dollars at stake for pharmaceutical companies, insurance companies, government health plans, doctors, researchers and patient advocacy groups."

nothing is definate yet and wont be for two years. So for me and my family theres no reason for us to try and self diagnose ourselfs into diagnostic labels that are not yet a reality and wont be for 2 years and could very well not be a diagnostic label included in the new revised DSM. Better to go with what my treatment people say right now on what my diagnosis is and what my treatment plans are at this moment and if in two years my therapist and psychiatrist think a new diagnostic fits well deal with that then. less stress and worry for me not to mention the possibility of self diagnosing myself into the wrong mental disorder.