DSM

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The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, published by the American Psychiatric Association, is the handbook used most often in diagnosing mental disorders in the United States and other countries. It is also heavy enough to bludgeon a patient with if he goes mental, or is just really annoying.

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Uses

Often referenced to illustrate some knowledge of psychological disorders in flame wars or consulted to create personality memes. If someone claims to be a psychology major, it is nearly guaranteed that they have encountered this book and will reference it in threads as the ultimate source of and authority on all things mental.

Mental Illness to Order

It can even be used as a checklist for people into disease whoring, with Celiac being a recently notable example[1]. There are substantiated reports of people in their late teens getting together and going through and diagnosing themselves and others in an ad-hoc manner in order to obtain prescription drugs, like marijuana. Despite the nearly legalese style in which all people specializing in psychological disorders must speak to convey the fuckitude of the stuff they deal with, which the DSM is written in, somehow the social rejects of the world find ways to excuse their failures in all things social with a few awkwardly worded passages quoted from the DSM.

Controversy

While widely accepted among psychologists and psychiatrists, the manual has proved controversial in its listing of certain characteristics as mental disorders. The most notorious example is the listing in the DSM-II of homosexuality as a mental disorder; a classification that was removed by vote of the APA in 1973 (see also homosexuality and psychology). It has yet to include Otherkin.

Asperger's "Syndrome"

No longer considered a disorder as of DSM-5, so essentially new diagnoses will be made under the rest of the Autism spectrum. Here's a link to the original article that broke the story[2]. It should also be noted that people such as Chris-chan amazingly do not have Asperger's, he's simply an Autistic asshole rather than what most people assume him to be. For a more in depth explanation, there is one YouTube channel[3] that attempts to explain what Asperger's and general Autism is in a very identifiable way, there's a good chance you'll laugh for the right reasons as well. If you do watch those videos, you might begin to question what exactly Chris-chan is doing...

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DSM is part of a series on Diseases and Disorders
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Diseases: AIDSCancerDiabeetusDwarfismErectile dysfunctionFetal Alcohol SyndromeFibromyalgiaGenital HerpesGRIDSObesityParkinson's DiseaseSexually Transmitted DiseasesSwine Flu
Disorders: AgoraphobiaAnorexiaAntisocial personality disorderAnthropophobiaAsperger's SyndromeAttention deficit hyperactivity disorderBipolar disorderBody dysmorphic disorderBorderline personality disorderBug ChasersCarmen Electra complexChristianityChronic Troll SyndromeDepressionDyslexiaEating disordersEbola virusEpilepsyFauxlimiaGender dysphoriaHistrionic personality disorderHeterophiliaHomophiliaInconsistent personality disorderInsanityMental retardationMultiple personality disorderNarcissistic personality disorderObsessive-compulsive disorderParanoiaParanoid personality disorderParaphiliasPost-Traumatic Stress DisorderPrader-Willi SyndromePsychopathySchizophreniaSeasonal Affective DisorderSpecial Snowflake SyndromeVictim complex
Internet Diseases and Disorders: Internet disease (see also Internet Disease Chart) • Internet troll personality disorderThe Cancer That Is Killing /b/The GRIDS that is killing ED
DSM is part of a series on Psychology
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AgoraphobiaAnorexiaAntisocial personality disorderAnthropophobiaAudiophiliaADDADHDAutismBipolarBorderline personality disorderCarmen Electra complexDeep thinkerDepressionDyslexiaEating disorderFauxlimiaFeminismFursonaGender dysphoriaHistrionic Personality DisorderHomophiliaHutchence's SyndromeInadequacyInconsistent personality disorderInsanity'Missing White Woman' SyndromeMultiple personality disorderNapoleon ComplexNarcissistic personality disorderNeurotypicalObsessive-compulsive disorderParanoiaParanoid personality disorderParaphiliaPeter Pan SyndromePost-Traumatic Stress DisorderPsychopathyRetardsSchizophreniaSelf-diagnosisSocial anxiety disorderSpecial Snowflake SyndromeVictim complex

E-Psychosis:

Chronic Troll SyndromeDeletionismE-goE-PsychiatristE-PsychiatryETDGodwin's LawHeisenberg Uncertainty PrincipleHivemindI-DosingI have a 140 IQImaginary girlfriendInternet Disease & Internet Disease ChartInternet Fuckwad TheoryInternet troll personality disorderLulz-BlindnessTrigger Warning

Experiments:

ask.fmBrainwashingHypnosisMilgram ExperimentScientologyStanford Prison ExperimentThe Hivemind Corollary

See also:

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