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Medicine gets things wrong no doubt, it’s subject to various fads and foibles but the redefinition of a disorder because of a change in societal norms seems dif
by JackFr 3y ago
Medicine gets things wrong no doubt, it’s subject to various fads and foibles but the redefinition of a disorder because of a change in societal norms seems different.
I don’t see the AMA voting to declare something that is a disease is no longer a disease. (Although maybe I’m wrong — alcoholism and addiction are now a disease.)
- tptacek 3y agoOne reason you don't see that is that that's not the AMA's function. The AMA is a lobbying group.
- haswell 3y ago> the redefinition of a disorder because of a change in societal norms seems different Different how? Early accepted medical practices were often barbaric, and not effective. When we learned more about the human body, we stopped doing those things. Much can also be said about the many fields of science, and the giant shifts that were necessary as the fields matured.