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Posted by: matt ( )
Date: February 11, 2012 02:48PM
According to the APA Most exmo children should be classified as being mentally ill!

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/02/09/uk-mental-illness-diagnosis-idUKTRE81825O20120209

>Other examples of diagnoses cited by experts as problematic included "gambling disorder", "internet addiction disorder" and "oppositional defiant disorder" - a condition in which a child "actively refuses to comply with majority's requests" and "performs deliberate actions to annoy others".

"That basically means children who say 'no' to their parents more than a certain number of times...

So, if a child declines a request/order to attend TSCC meetings several times in a row, could be saddled as being O.D.D.?

This is utter bollocks!

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Posted by: Other Than ( )
Date: February 11, 2012 07:03PM
Re: According to the APA Most exmo children should be classified as being mentally ill!

This is another example of why psychology is not a science. There is simply too much interpretation and personal opinion.

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Posted by: robertb ( )
Date: February 11, 2012 08:44PM
Matt, the proposed DSM-V is indeed troubling as is the entire medical model . . .

as related to mental health. For a different approach to mental health, one that recognizes that our definitions of mental health and mental illness are in large part socially constructed check the link below:

http://www.psychosocial.com/IJPR_10/Social_Construction_of_MI_and_Implications_for_Recovery_Walker.html

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