DSM-V: The Perfect Storm

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I have selected as my article “DSM–5: The Perfect Storm”. This article talks about changes made to the DSM-V and in particular it highlights Frances input on the changes. Frances states that “Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD), which turns “temper tantrums into a mental disorder” (p.177). He laments the introduction of mild neurocognitive disorder (MND), which he believes mislabels the minor cognitive changes of normal aging as a mental disorder.”
Frances is a prominent psychiatrist who spent a term as chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Duke University and headed the DSM–IV Task Force. These two positions give his opposition to DSM–5 and organized psychiatry a good deal of credibility. Frances strongly believes that the new

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