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Which ones are regarded as being sexist? -- [[User:The Anome|The Anome]] 10:04, 23 Jun 2004 (UTC) |
Which ones are regarded as being sexist? -- [[User:The Anome|The Anome]] 10:04, 23 Jun 2004 (UTC) |
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I think the criticisms as they currently stand are an excellent academic critique but a little abstruse. Terms like "diagnostic heterogeneity", "construct validity", and "temporal stability" could be simplified or explained like the "diagnostic heterogeneity" one is. What about replacing "temporal stability" with "consistency of symptoms over time"? I think the overall impression is fine but I suspect many a reader will not understand the basic thrust of the complaint. It might be worth saying that none of the current criticism denies the existence of PDs as such. It is also worth mentioning the clusters as being the outcome of cluster analysis studies and a recognition of the essentially blurred categories. Now I don't know enough about that to write about it. |
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At present there is no real antipsychiatry debate. None of the "myth of mental illness" that was based on psychopathy after all. It's been ages since I read it but I guess I could pick it up again. --[[User:CloudSurfer|CloudSurfer]] 10:23, 14 Oct 2004 (UTC) |
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Revision as of 10:23, 14 October 2004
From the article:
- "Personality disorders are represented on Axis II of the DSM-IV, and are particularly controversial because they often seem sexist, "
Which ones are regarded as being sexist? -- The Anome 10:04, 23 Jun 2004 (UTC)
Criticisms
I think the criticisms as they currently stand are an excellent academic critique but a little abstruse. Terms like "diagnostic heterogeneity", "construct validity", and "temporal stability" could be simplified or explained like the "diagnostic heterogeneity" one is. What about replacing "temporal stability" with "consistency of symptoms over time"? I think the overall impression is fine but I suspect many a reader will not understand the basic thrust of the complaint. It might be worth saying that none of the current criticism denies the existence of PDs as such. It is also worth mentioning the clusters as being the outcome of cluster analysis studies and a recognition of the essentially blurred categories. Now I don't know enough about that to write about it.
At present there is no real antipsychiatry debate. None of the "myth of mental illness" that was based on psychopathy after all. It's been ages since I read it but I guess I could pick it up again. --CloudSurfer 10:23, 14 Oct 2004 (UTC)