The American Psychiatric Association is in the process of updating its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, the DSM-5. This is the “bible” used by psychiatrists and other mental health professionals to diagnosis psychiatric conditions, including antisocial personality disorder. Two members of the committee working on personality disorders have resigned, stating that the proposal displays a “stunning disregard for evidence.”
Dr. Liane Leedom and I had issues with how the first draft described antisocial personality disorder, which was why we conducted a Lovefraud survey back in 2010. Based on the survey results, we submitted Lovefraud’s  comment about sociopaths for the DSM-5. The description was since revised, but apparently there are professionals who are still dissatisfied.
If the professionals can’t agree, no wonder the rest of us are confused.
Two who resigend from DSM-5 explain why, on PyschologyToday.com.
Ox Drover
BTW Kim, a few years ago my son D worked as production crew with a couple of indy movies and met some actors who had been ON the Jerry Springer show and on Judge Judy…it is FAKE!~ Those are the only two I know for sure, but my guess is the rest of the “judge” shows are also fake…and I’m not sure that Dr. Phil is all that straight up “real problems”—
I do realize that there ARE people who live like the “trash” on those shows act—and I do know that there are people (like me) whose life is a freaking soap opera to the point that her new therapist thought she was a paranoid nut job until she brought in evidence and a witness…ditto my attorney I hired to protest Patrick’s parole. LOL
And hey, Donna’s life is a real LIFE TIME MOVIE….What can I say, I would qualify for Jerry springer’s show and I wouldn’t have to fake diddly.
MoonDancer
Yeah Oxy , be sure and take you cast iron skillet with ya when you go on the Jerry Spranger show. lmaorotf
Ox Drover
Well, I’ll be taking my skillet with me soon, but not to the springer show. Son D and I are taking the mini-donkey foal, Jack Ass and dressing him up in a pack saddle and baskets with skillets and even a pair of long handled underwear and taking him to a middle school history day. I’ll be wearing my “walking cast” still but will be WALKING on it (starting Monday) and I’m stoked to be back in business with the living history events for this fall. I know the kids will love little Jack and there will be a big giggle go around when Son D pulls the long handled underwear out of the pack basket to show the kids what is in them. LOL
G1S
Truthy, you’re right. It isn’t a disorder exactly for the reason that you gave – people are going to think the person can be put back into order somehow, like through therapy and/or with lots of love and understanding.
I’m at loss as to what to call them. Yes, they are evil, but that’s a subjective term so it’s not a good description. People define evil differently.
Scum of the earth works for me, but I don’t think it would be picked up as a medical term and it’s insulting to the real, one-cell scum that are on the face of our planet.
Truthspeak
G1S! LMAO!!!!!!!!!! Diagnosis: the patient has exhibited symptomatic scum of the earth tendencies and scum of the earth predatory idealizations, with the exception of the single-celled reproductive cycles. Patient has indicated that childhood amoebic behaviors were exacerbated with paramecium abuse and planktonetic impulses.
(SNORT) LMAO!!!!!!! It has just occurred to me that, though single-celled organism may “lie” through mimicry and camoflage, they don’t manipulate their quarries’ emotional stability to snag and feed.
Brightest blessings
G1S
Truthy, thanks.
Am laughing here, too. Very funny what you said.
Truthspeak
Okay, maybe someone can explain why I’m so giggly, today. I got an email from my attorney, first thing, that the exspath flatly rejected my divorce settlement because the alimony was considered “unsustainable.” LMAO!!!!!!!!! A man makes 60K per year and alimony is somehow “unsustainable?!” WTF?!?!!
ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!! Oh, my goodness, the Dance Of The Spath continues! LOLOLOL
Eralyn
Truthspeak,
Now if only we could hold that mood through the whole darn process!!!
Remember the post of walking through the office with a smirk on your face and it making the spath mad?
Laugh ON!
Truthspeak
Honestly, it’s insane this divorce process. Just pay the TWO DOLLARS and end it! Defend one’s self against the things that he’s done? REALLY? And, apparently, his attorney is quite confident about the outcome.
Sheeesh
Eralyn
Truthspeak,
Be very suspicious of that confidence!! They are professional actors. Mr. Spath and his sidekick phony pastor/(formerly) licensed psychologist wanted me to believe I would be paying their attorney fees and publicly humiliated (now is that a Godly thing to do?) if I followed through with my legitimate complaint to the board of behavioral health. Low and behold, no attorney fees for me and no more than usual public humiliation from him and psychologist no longer has his license and he closed his home church down!!!
Have a bath and think about if it’s just game…….