> Toothaches are also common, perhaps we should stop treating them because they're just "normal"? Toothaches aren't metaphysical ailments as are mental illness

> Toothaches are also common, perhaps we should stop treating them because they're just "normal"? Toothaches aren't metaphysical ailments as are mental illnesses, they're open to objective diagnosis. Different dentists don't argue about which diagnosis the toothache sufferer really needs. > ... ultimately when the data doesn't fit the model the solution is to improve the model, not dismiss the data. Well, it seems the NIMH disagrees. The NIMH has recently ruled that the DSM may no longer be used as the basis for scientific research proposals, on the ground that it has no scientific content: http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/the-rats-of-n-i-m-h http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/the-rats-of-n-i-m-h Make no mistake about it -- because of the controversial method by which DSM-5 was created, and its very questionable content, the NIMH and many other agencies intend to dump the DSM and replace it with a more scientific framework described here: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/director/2013/transforming-diagnosis.shtml http://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/director/2013/transforming-dia... No more "Not Otherwise Specified" diagnoses, it seems.