GoozNews
February 10, 2010
The American Psychiatric Association yesterday gave the press an advance view of its proposed Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, and the reports were highly skeptical. Will Tiger Woods soon be diagnosed with “hypersexual disorder”? He could be if the proposals go into effect. The APA will be accepting comments through April.
The news reports barely noted the fact that dozens of psychiatrists who serve on the DSM-V (it’s the fifth edition) task force and working groups have financial ties to the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, as well as to numerous patient advocacy groups, which themselves are often funded by industry. A quick check of the APA website reveals that none of the financial disclosures for committee members have been updated since 2008, when the committees were intially appointed.
The APA promises to “relaunch” the website later today. Hopefully, the update will include new biographies and financial disclosures for all the committee members. It is crucial that the disclosures include all relationships with industry during 2009 and 2010 — the period when the committees were actively engaged in coming up with the proposals.
Read entire article: http://www.gooznews.com/node/3266
News Feed
Related Posts
Tags: American Psychiatric Association, APA, conflicts of interest, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of mental disorders, DSM-V, financial disclosures, financial ties, pharmaceutical companies
This entry was posted on Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 at 10:50 am and is filed under News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
Donate
Given that we’re speaking about things within the region of The biggest Pharma Front Group of all—The American Psychiatric Association—unveil their newest invented mental disorders CCHR International, Psychosocial disadvantage is diagnosed when four criteria are present. First, the person must function at a retarded level. Second, there must be retardation within the immediate family. Third, no clear evidence of brain damage is present. Fourth, the family background must include impoverished living, care, and nutrition.