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The instinct is to treat this as an apocalyptic change of some sort in society. Here's an alternate framing. The DSM-5 was released in 2013.
by andrewla 3y ago
The instinct is to treat this as an apocalyptic change of some sort in society.
Here's an alternate framing.
The DSM-5 was released in 2013.
- paledot 3y agoDoes the DSM-5 redefine "suicide attempt"? Self-reported mental health? This is what is being discussed in TFA. And yes, it is concerning.
- andrewla 3y agoIt greatly expands the diagnostic criteria associated with "self-harm" and will increase monitoring and diagnosis of these phenomena. Note that the suicide rate does not show this inflection, either in the US or internationally. An omission that makes this article intrinsically suspect.
- thfuran 3y agoAnd what exactly is the supposed significance of that?
- andrewla 3y agoRefinement and definition of diagnostic criteria change over time. A major change in the diagnostic criteria will result in a change in the profile of the diagnoses made against a population. No malign intent nor conspiracy is required; we changed how we defined certain mental illnesses, and as a result the number and kind of diagnoses for those mental illness (and for mental health) change as professionals adopt the new standards. It's not that there's an increase or a change in the actual mental health, but just that the numbers before and after are simply not comparable.
- andyjohnson0 3y agoThe DSM is primarily used in the US, whereas the article is claiming that there is an international epidemic of teen mental health problems.
- andrewla 3y agoThe ICD-11 has a not-coincidental release schedule aligned with the DSM-5.