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Stick a fork in it: In the long term, the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is done for.
That’s according to Gary Greenberg, a practicing psychotherapist and author of “Inside the Battle to Define Mental Illness,” a feature story in Wired magazine’s January issue about the controversy surrounding the upcoming fifth edition of the DSM, which has been called psychiatry’s bible.
The DSM has been the definitive almanac of psychiatric disease for decades. But the effort to update the book has highlighted the challenge of categorizing slippery, subjective mental states with the same certainty as, say, high blood pressure.
In this edition of the Storyboard podcast, Greenberg and Wired senior editor Bill Wasik join regular host Adam Rogers for a mind-bending conversation about the drama behind the DSM-V and the quest to name our pain.Stick a fork in it: In the long term, the American Psychiatric Association’s... more
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Now that Jared Lee Loughner's bullets have stopped flying, the air is thick with new bullets in the form of accusations and denials, proposed legislative actions, and the pros and cons of the Second Amendment. But most of these rhetorical bullets are far off the mark.Now that Jared Lee Loughner's bullets have stopped flying, the air is thick with... more
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufYmnD3fhfk
Looks like the repubs have a crybaby as the speaker of the house and he sounds drunk too!!
John Boehner, the incoming Speaker of the House, the most powerful Republican in Washington, and a man who in a matter of days will be second in line for the presidency, has twice had an opportunity to introduce himself to the American people.
And on both occasions, he cried – a lot.
There is a tradition of politicians crying in America, but it's not a proud one. It almost always ends with getting beat at the polls. Already some of the incoming speaker's supporters are getting worried that the Ohio Republican's penchant for showing his emotions makes him look weak.
Others, however, have championed Boehner for his willingness to be real.
"This is not exactly the first impression you want to make to the American people," said Republican strategist Ed Rollins. "We've seen his sensitive side enough already. But a sensitive side isn't what the country wants to see in a strong leader. He's got to show strength and leadership and a willingness to stand up to the president. You never saw Pelosi crying"
On Sunday night in a lengthy "60 Minutes" interview, the Speaker-designate broke down twice, talking about his rise from humble beginnings as a janitor and again in talking about his hope for children.
"Family – kids -- I can't go to a school anymore. I used to go to a lot of schools. And you see all these little kids running around. Can't talk about it," he stammered.
Last month, on election night as returns came in and it was clear Republicans had won the House and Boehner would be speaker, he also cried.
"It's full-bore crying," said interviewer Leslie Stahl. "It's not just little tears and he does it a lot."
Some Democrats and women have suggested there is a double standard. When Republicans cry, they are "compassionate conservatives" but crying women and Democrats furthers the stereotype that they're weak.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic woman who Boehner will replace, has never cried in public.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufYmnD3fhfk
Looks like the repubs have a crybaby as... more
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Prosopagnosia is a mental disorder which ceases the ability to identify faces, Prosopagnosia is also known as face blindness, Prosopagnosia is a term that leads to define brain damage but recently it has also been linked with a congenital kind of disorder.Prosopagnosia is a mental disorder which ceases the ability to identify faces,... more
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Liberalism Is a Mental Disorder: Savage Solutions is the twentieth book written by conservative radio personality Michael Savage.
In the book, Michael Savage accuses liberals and leftists of making political moves which undermine the basic tenets of American life including marriage, the U.S. Constitution, The bill of rights, and the Ten Commandments. One chapter is dedicated to his criticisms of radical Islam, which he calls "Islamofascism". In each chapter is a "Savage Spotlight of Truth" that purports to cast a light on how liberals spread their political agenda.
Liberalism is a Mental Disorder stayed on the Top 10 New York Times best-seller list for several months after its release on April 12, 2005.[1]Liberalism Is a Mental Disorder: Savage Solutions is the twentieth book written by... more
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You hate for your brain to turn you on this horrific way without warning. Even though you’re physically healthy, you never know that this mental illness or mental disorder can mess your life up in a terrifying way and can later drive you mad.You hate for your brain to turn you on this horrific way without warning. Even though... more
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Mental illnesses or mental disorders are taking big toll on the daily life of human beings thereby causing countless hours of depression, stress, delusion, anxiety and unwanted medical condition. You’ve to accept the facts that a person with a mental phenomenon stated herein can be just mentally ill enough to be marked by episodes of bizarre behaviors and strange expressions.Mental illnesses or mental disorders are taking big toll on the daily life of human... more
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These mental disorders may sound strange, bizarre and unbelievable to you. Perhaps, very few people know their existence. The worst things about these diseases are that they can put sufferers under downright weird and chronic medical conditions if treatment is not prompted. Here is a compilation of some of the incredibly awful conditions of the human brain.These mental disorders may sound strange, bizarre and unbelievable to you. Perhaps,... more
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Being a recent graduate with a B.A. in Psychology, I find this pretty interesting, but nothing shocking. Personality disorders can include anything from O.C.D. tendencies, to anti-social behaviors. The interesting part of this is that more than 25% of these young Americans with personality disorders are not in any kind of treatment, be it medication nor therapy. Most personality disorders interfere with inter-personal relations, and according to research, most are associated with drug or alcohol abuse (mostly as an effect, and not a causal factor.)
The study was released Monday in Archives of General Psychiatry. It was based on interviews with 5,092 young adults in 2001 and 2002.
Still, some people believe that personality disorders are overly diagnosed, and misdiagnosed.Being a recent graduate with a B.A. in Psychology, I find this pretty interesting, but... more
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Meet Kyle Drinkwine. The Wisconsin man, 24, allegedly became so incensed by a lackluster karaoke performance of a heavy metal song that he assaulted the singer and a second man, police charge. According to a River Falls Police Department report, Drinkwine throttled singer James Mischler, 28, and his friend Cyrus Kozub, 29, "over one's ability to sing karaoke." Though cops did not specify which song set Drinkwine off last week, Kozub told TSG that Mischler was performing "Holy Diver," the title cut on Dio's 1983 debut album (the band is fronted by Ronnie James Dio, the former Black Sabbath lead singer).
Following the assaults, police apprehended Drinkwine after a short foot chase. A subsequent Breathalyzer test recorded his blood alcohol content at .169, more than twice the state limit. Drinkwine was booked into the Pierce County Jail on battery and disorderly conduct counts. He is pictured below in a November 7 mug shot snapped in neighboring St. Croix County, where he was charged with violating probation on a prior case. Though Drinkwine declined to speak with cops following his arrest, an officer overheard him, during a jail phone call, tell a friend he "fucked up" and was arrested for fighting.
This is the second time in 15 months that a karaoke singer has been attacked over their song styling. Last August, a Washington man was punched by a female bar patron who thought his cover of "Yellow," a Coldplay song, "really sucked."
Why is alcohol legal but marijuana isn't?Meet Kyle Drinkwine. The Wisconsin man, 24, allegedly became so incensed by a... more
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Maybe the most troubling thing for those who knew Margaret Bernstorff is that they never really knew her at all.
In all the years neighbors helped the elderly woman carry groceries to the door of her Evanston home, she never spoke of her sister Elaine. When they stopped seeing Bernstorff's brother, Frank, on tree-lined Judson Avenue, she told some of them he had moved to Indiana to live with relatives.
And when a local contractor who did repairs on her home inquired a few weeks ago about her other sister, Anita, Bernstorff told him she was upstairs, not feeling well.
Just days after neighbors tried to persuade the 94-year-old to move into a nursing home, police discovered she had been living with the bodies of her three siblings. Elaine Bernstorff died in her 60s in the late 1970s; Frank Bernstorff died at 83 in 2003; and Anita Bernstorff, 98, died in May.
"They were private people, and we wanted to respect their privacy," said Gianna Panofsky, who has lived on the street for 45 years. "They didn't belong to society; they belonged to each other and that's it."
It's not uncommon for elderly people to retreat into their own worlds and try to preserve their independence, experts say. And it appears society's informal watchdogs such as churches, family, friends and doctors did not apply to the Bernstorffs, neighbors said.
"If you don't have any of those safety nets, you fall through the cracks," said Celia Berdes, an assistant professor of medicine in the Buehler Center on Aging, Health & Society at Northwestern University. "I think that's what happened in this case."Maybe the most troubling thing for those who knew Margaret Bernstorff is that they... more
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