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Why DSM is mostly false (2023)
- csours 1y agoWithout comment or endorsement: https://www.reddit.com/r/slatestarcodex/comments/10gnll5/what_the_dsm5_gets_wrong_about_mental_illness/ https://www.reddit.com/r/slatestarcodex/comments/10gnll5/wha... https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/you-dont-want-a-purely-biological?hide_intro_popup=true https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/you-dont-want-a-purely-biol...
- daft_pink 1y agoI think the primary reason why DSM is so important in the United States is medical billing. By providing a billing code to the insurance company, it implies that there is a medically necessary reason for treatment and what that implied reason is that the insurance company would need to impeach. Many therapists use super general codes. By linking a treatment code back to the DSM, it implies that the psychological profession as a whole agrees that there is something wrong with that person.
- stefantalpalaru 1y ago[dead]