Tag: American Psychiatric Association
President Rivlin Meets LGBTQ Association, Condemns Conversion Therapy
“Humanity as a whole must understand, and Israelis must understand, not to say that this or that tendency is a disease,” said the president.
Trapped in Wedge Issues, Rafi Peretz and Bezalel Smotrich Are Killing Religious Zionism
Let Smotrich and Peretz ask Itamar Ben-Gvir and Michael Ben-Ari how it feels to drop from a faction of four MKs in 2009, to 70,000 votes in the last elections, because they were so smart and pure of heart and free-speechy.
Bennett Responds to Rafi Peretz: No One Needs to Convert Anyone
The practice is banned in many countries, and has been blamed for mental suffering, including suicide, on the part of patients.
Diagnosing Mental Illness: How DSM-5 Will Change the Rules
Mental health specialists tend to speak about their patients according to a classification referred to as the DSM, which stands for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. This classification system was first published in 1952 by the American Psychiatric Association as a method to classify mental disorders and develop a statistical baseline through which disorders can be understood, studied and treated. It is not the only classification system available.
Uproar: Post Traumatic Embitterment Disorder?
In a paper greeted enthusiastically at the May conference of the American Psychiatric Association, in San Francisco, a new name was given to a common problem, Post Traumatic Embitterment Disorder. My initial response: another excuse to drug people. However, upon thinking it over, I think that the word embittered does describe the essence of a serious problem. Many of us suffer from some degree of jealousy and bitterness about the injustices in our lives. But does that make us embittered? I would hope not. So, what characterizes embittered people? Here are some actual examples (the names have been changed):
Children With Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD): Assessing And Addressing The Problem
Anyone who has been a parent for a while understands that children will most likely display imperfect behavior from time to time. But how do you determine if your child has a serious problem with her/his behavior, one that is more than just a passing phase of rebelliousness? And once you've properly assessed the condition, how do you go about treating it so that he/she can become a respectful and productive member of society?
