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It's not necessarily a disorder - AFAIK psychiatry considers something a disorder only if it causes harm to yourself or others. That's why being a homosexual is

by js8 4y ago

It's not necessarily a disorder - AFAIK psychiatry considers something a disorder only if it causes harm to yourself or others. That's why being a homosexual is not a disorder, nor is being schizoid - if you're happy with that lifestyle, and not harming others, then it's not a disorder. I have a brother who is most likely schizoid, and he is - as far as everybody can tell - pretty happy and harmless.

q-big 4y ago
> That's why being a homosexual is not a disorder In the past, it was: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Homosexuality_and_psychology&oldid=1090528788 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Homosexuality_and... "As a result of this scientific research, the American Psychiatric Association declassified homosexuality as a mental disorder in 1973. Upon a thorough review of the scientific data, the American Psychological Association followed in 1975 and also called on all mental health professionals to take the lead in "removing the stigma of mental illness that has long been associated" with homosexuality. In 1993, the National Association of Social Workers adopted the same position as the American Psychiatric Association and the American Psychological Association, in recognition of scientific evidence. The World Health Organization, which listed homosexuality in the ICD-9 in 1977, removed homosexuality from the ICD-10 which was endorsed by the 43rd World Health Assembly on 17 May 1990." I.e. the respective changes in the diagnostic manuals were only adopted in the 90s.
- js8 4y ago
  Yes, and for the similar historical reason, schizoid personality disorder has "disorder" in the name, even though it's not considered an illness by modern psychiatry. OP should educate themselves.
  - bowsamic 4y ago
    It's listed in both the DSM-5 and the ICD-10 as a disorder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizoid_personality_disorder#Diagnosis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizoid_personality_disorder#...

by js8 4y ago

q-big 4y ago

> That's why being a homosexual is not a disorder In the past, it was: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Homosexuality_and_psychology&oldid=1090528788 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Homosexuality_and... "As a result of this scientific research, the American Psychiatric Association declassified homosexuality as a mental disorder in 1973. Upon a thorough review of the scientific data, the American Psychological Association followed in 1975 and also called on all mental health professionals to take the lead in "removing the stigma of mental illness that has long been associated" with homosexuality. In 1993, the National Association of Social Workers adopted the same position as the American Psychiatric Association and the American Psychological Association, in recognition of scientific evidence. The World Health Organization, which listed homosexuality in the ICD-9 in 1977, removed homosexuality from the ICD-10 which was endorsed by the 43rd World Health Assembly on 17 May 1990." I.e. the respective changes in the diagnostic manuals were only adopted in the 90s.

js8 4y ago
Yes, and for the similar historical reason, schizoid personality disorder has "disorder" in the name, even though it's not considered an illness by modern psychiatry. OP should educate themselves.
- bowsamic 4y ago
  It's listed in both the DSM-5 and the ICD-10 as a disorder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizoid_personality_disorder#Diagnosis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizoid_personality_disorder#...