Criticisms of the latest Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) are coming from a most unexpected group of people – psychiatrists who rely on the DSM to diagnose and treat their patients. In a no-holds-barred barrage of complaints, these professionals are calling the DSM’s new “disorders” for children “yet another fad sparked by child psychiatry.”
“Its quick acceptance of Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), also known as Temper Dysregulation) shows that just about anything can make it through this sham review process,” one critic writes.
The entire British Psychological Society even joined the fray, offering a harshly critical review of the new DSM-5.