I have a problem with"disease" vs "disorder". There is debate about this with people who say they can be used interchangeably and I honestly haven't thought this through. These are just initial thoughts. Disease says biological problem to me. Like a virus. Disorder says there is something "out of order". Disease suggest something external has entered your system. Disorder could suggest what you have is somehow in disarray. It doesn't necessarily say "wrong". It could just be "out of the norm.. To jimi's point i often wonder if the world is "disordered" and as a result, not accepting of people whose brains work differently. Calling it a disease makes that possibility harder to sell.

Borderline is considered "curable" with DBT which is really just behavior modification. I don't think meds are even a recommended course of action. There has to be a dual diagnosis. So could it be labeled a disease? The fact that somebody didn't get to learn how to cope doesn't make it a disease. It makes it a disorder, IMHO.

Insomnia... Is that really a disorder or a sign of something else? I honestly don't know enough about it. There are studies that long term behavior changes work as well as meds. The meds act quicker. It kind of implies that insomnia occurs when something else physical or emotional or maybe just learned behavior is happening. So is it more of a symptom... Maybe a side effect?

Agree on depression. Is situational depression really a disease? Your brain is disordered for a while but as the article points out this is just your brain reacting to the situation. That's what plasticity is about.

This is one opinion on the disease/disorder debated.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/...rs-vs-diseases

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