Well in post #225 all you asked for was support the Dr's critique of grief specifically in DSM-V. But no worries:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog...-worst-changes
"Brief background. DSM 5 got off to a bad start and was never able to establish sure footing. Its leaders initially articulated a premature and unrealizable goal- to produce a paradigm shift in psychiatry. Excessive ambition combined with disorganized execution led inevitably to many ill conceived and risky proposals."
"These were vigorously opposed. More than fifty mental health professional associations petitioned for an outside review of DSM 5 to provide an independent judgment of its supporting evidence and to evaluate the balance between its risks and benefits. Professional journals, the press, and the public also weighed in- expressing widespread astonishment about decisions that sometimes seemed not only to lack scientific support but also to defy common sense."
https://www.socialworkhelper.com/201...allen-frances/
"Dr. Frances stated one of the major issues with the DSM series is that its primary authors are research academics who are making suggestions and recommendations based on controlled research studies conducted in University clinics which are not helpful in everyday practice. By expanding the DSM 5 to cover challenges of everyday living, it will mislabel medical illness as a psychiatric disorder."
https://dxrevisionwatch.com/2010/01/...ision-process/
"…The research community has a central role and a great responsibility in taking advantage of this precious opportunity to carefully review and identify the problems in the DSM-V drafts and to suggest solutions…"
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Dr Frances' mention of time frame was basically grief can not be diagnosed as pathological in two weeks (from time of the event), and the doctors that are prescribing the most drugs have the least training and limited time with the patient (I believe he mentions 7 minutes).
I made no mistake on this point.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog...-worst-changes
"This is the saddest moment in my 45 year career of studying, practicing, and teaching psychiatry. The Board of Trustees of the American Psychiatric Association has given its final approval to a deeply flawed DSM 5 containing many changes that seem clearly unsafe and scientifically unsound."
CLEARLY Dr Frances is not on board with DSM-V.
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