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I think they should add Aspergers by Proxy to the DSM-V, for all the clueless psychologists out there who are unable to understand anything logical, and think a

I think they should add Aspergers by Proxy to the DSM-V, for all the clueless psychologists out there who are unable to understand anything logical, and think any kid who isn't within their idea of "normal" has Aspergers. In all seriousness, part of where the problem comes in is that psychologists deviate from the "core" differential diagnosis between Aspergers and High Functioning Autism. I think they should keep Aspergers in the DSM-V for persons who have social difficulties, eg. "Difficulty understanding others emotions" - and get rid of all the Autistic Spectrum symptoms that confuse the diagnosis. I am an EEG tech experienced with Quantitative EEG (qEEG) technology - According to my professor, the part of the brain that plays a role in Aspergers is the posterior temporal lobe, primarily on the right. That is difficulty understanding others emotions.

electromagnetic 17y ago
You're confusing psychologists and psychiatrists, the two have little association with each other. Psychiatrists carry the prescription pad and diagnose diseases, psychologists typically deal with functionality issues and work with their patients through the solutions. Psychologists typically diagnose behavior issues, they're not medically trained whatsoever and rarely tackle conditions as a "disease". People with phobias and addictions are typically best served by psychologists as a psychiatrist usually throws pills at the situation and treats nothing. I'm not disagreeing with your point, just psychologist should be substituted for psychiatrists as they control the DSM-V.
- neurotech1 17y ago
  I was making a reference to the way psychologists interact with and diagnose patients, not who controls the DSM. To be completely accurate, the DSM-V task force is made up of both psychiatrists and psychologists, although it comes under the umbrella of the American Psychiatric Association. I work with both psychologists and psychiatrists in my job, (I know the difference) and on average, the general attitude towards patients, especially ASD patients seems to very condescending and clueless. On a slightly related topic, a lot of psychiatrists seem to forget the basics of medicine, shouldn't be allowed to call themselves MD. They should have their own category, like Doctor of Psychiatry, not Doctor of Medicine

electromagnetic 17y ago

You're confusing psychologists and psychiatrists, the two have little association with each other. Psychiatrists carry the prescription pad and diagnose diseases, psychologists typically deal with functionality issues and work with their patients through the solutions. Psychologists typically diagnose behavior issues, they're not medically trained whatsoever and rarely tackle conditions as a "disease". People with phobias and addictions are typically best served by psychologists as a psychiatrist usually throws pills at the situation and treats nothing. I'm not disagreeing with your point, just psychologist should be substituted for psychiatrists as they control the DSM-V.

neurotech1 17y ago
I was making a reference to the way psychologists interact with and diagnose patients, not who controls the DSM. To be completely accurate, the DSM-V task force is made up of both psychiatrists and psychologists, although it comes under the umbrella of the American Psychiatric Association. I work with both psychologists and psychiatrists in my job, (I know the difference) and on average, the general attitude towards patients, especially ASD patients seems to very condescending and clueless. On a slightly related topic, a lot of psychiatrists seem to forget the basics of medicine, shouldn't be allowed to call themselves MD. They should have their own category, like Doctor of Psychiatry, not Doctor of Medicine