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I'm not 100% sure that lack of specific subject matter expertise should prevent people from commenting. In many cases experts are the best people to go to, but

I'm not 100% sure that lack of specific subject matter expertise should prevent people from commenting. In many cases experts are the best people to go to, but in other cases they can represent entrenched ideas that are precisely the ones that need rethinking.

SkyBelow 8y ago
For an example, I have read writings of many experts in mental disorders that completely ignore changes in the DSM V. I do not know if the experts are not aware of the changes or don't agree with them, but the way mental disorders are classified underwent some significant changes and I can quote direct lines from the DSM V that strongly contradict the claims of experts.
- dragonwriter 8y ago
  > For an example, I have read writings of many experts in mental disorders that completely ignore changes in the DSM V. Nitpick, but it's DSM 5; roman numerals were dropped after DSM IV. > I do not know if the experts are not aware of the changes or don't agree with them Almost certainly the latter. Lots of DSM V changes were, and are, controversial (even among people who acknowledge the existence of the problems the changes were intended to fix, the aisle solutions chosen are sometimes controversial.)