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Originally Posted by flockpride
Respectfully, the DSM is not inerrant. It is a document produced in a political environment by people with vested interests and points of view. It does not convey Truth or facts, rather a scientifically informed, culturally framed description of human behaviors and experiences considered disordered at this point in time. Homosexuality used to be considered a mental illness. It is not, in the U.S., anymore.
With many conditions in the DSM, research continues and differences of opinion drive debate.
"that said if you do not care whether the material you read is factual or contains misleading information/ not up to date/ ....there is an extensive book list that everyone here on psych central has been adding to that I was pointed to..."
The facts I care about are the facts of my daily life and ideas that can help me live better alone and I relation to others.
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UM no offense but the DSM 5 is in the US and is the present standards treatment providers in the USA are using in the USA. it is a book that contains all the .....present and up to date for todays standards for todays recognized mental disorders with in the USA. it was worked on for many many years, taking into consideration documentations and input from treatment providers with in the USA, input from the general public with in the USA and input from those with mental disorders with in the USA. the panel of people who put this book together was not a political party. it is the American Psychiatric Association. they are the ones that over see things like what treatment providers can and cant do in the USA for treating people with mental illness. here is a link to their website and one to the DSM 5, as you can see they truely are located with in the USA. your own treatment providers can also show you their copy of the DSM 5 which contains a page with in the book where it tells what countries are using this book and where it was published in the USA (the copy right information)
Home | APA DSM-5
Home | psychiatry.org
at this mo0ment the information in the DSM 5 is factual but yes someday that information will be outdated, at that time the American Psychiatric Association will again open discussions among treatment providers, those with mental illness and the general public with the goal of updating the material and publishing the new, updated version of this book, just like they have done with the past DSM books.