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Neuroanthropology
About Neuroanthropology
Neuroanthropology forms part of PLoS Blogs, and is one of eleven founding blogs that joined with PLoS.org, everyONE and Speaking of Medicine to provide a comprehensive network that covers science and medicine...Daniel Lende is Associate Professor in Anthropology at the University of South Florida. He trained in medical, psychological, and biological anthropology and public health at Emory University...
http://blogs.plos.org/neuroanthropology/2012/01/11/wednesday-round-up-160/
Wednesday Round Up #160
Daniel Lende | January 11, 2012
This week I lead off with some controversy over the new edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, DSM 5, which is due out in 2013. This is not the first time the DSM 5 has come into the publics eye (its been there pretty much since it got announced), but the focus has zoomed in on the machinations of the American Psychiatry Association, the force behind DSM 5, in protecting its DSM 5 brand while also maintaining closed control over the production of the new set of diagnoses.
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Follow-up, published today, to Dr Frances' commentary on January 3:
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/dsm5-in-distress/201201/dsm-5-censorship-fails
Psychology Today
DSM5 in Distress
The DSMs impact on mental health practice and research.by Allen Frances, M.D. (Chair, DSM-IV Task Force and currently professor emeritus at Duke.)
Allen Frances, M.D. | January 12, 2012
DSM 5 Censorship Fails
Support From Professionals and Patients Saves Free Speech
Last week I described the plight of Suzy Chapman, a well respected UK patient advocate forced to change the domain name of her website by the heavy handed tactics of the publishing arm of the American Psychiatric Association. The spurious legal excuse was commercial protection of the 'DSM 5' trademark; the probable intent was to stifle one of the internet's best sources of DSM and ICD information. This bullying could not have come at a worse time - just as final decisions are being made on highly controversial DSM 5 proposals and with the third and final draft due for release this spring. This is precisely when a ragged and reckless DSM 5 can most benefit from the widest and most open discussion.
Though APA's trademark claims were patently absurd, Ms Chapman did not have the necessary resources for a protracted fight against a well staffed legal department. Visits plummeted drastically to her new web address (reaching a nadir of just one hit per day) and the site faced months of slow recovery. But the good news is that APA's clumsy attempt at censorship has backfired, free speech will prevail, and the site is now more popular than ever...
Read on
The story was picked up, yesterday, on
PLoS Blogs
Neuroanthropology
About Neuroanthropology
Neuroanthropology forms part of PLoS Blogs, and is one of eleven founding blogs that joined with PLoS.org, everyONE and Speaking of Medicine to provide a comprehensive network that covers science and medicine...Daniel Lende is Associate Professor in Anthropology at the University of South Florida. He trained in medical, psychological, and biological anthropology and public health at Emory University...
http://blogs.plos.org/neuroanthropology/2012/01/11/wednesday-round-up-160/
Wednesday Round Up #160
Daniel Lende | January 11, 2012
This week I lead off with some controversy over the new edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, DSM 5, which is due out in 2013. This is not the first time the DSM 5 has come into the publics eye (its been there pretty much since it got announced), but the focus has zoomed in on the machinations of the American Psychiatry Association, the force behind DSM 5, in protecting its DSM 5 brand while also maintaining closed control over the production of the new set of diagnoses.
---------------------
Follow-up, published today, to Dr Frances' commentary on January 3:
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/dsm5-in-distress/201201/dsm-5-censorship-fails
Psychology Today
DSM5 in Distress
The DSMs impact on mental health practice and research.by Allen Frances, M.D. (Chair, DSM-IV Task Force and currently professor emeritus at Duke.)
Allen Frances, M.D. | January 12, 2012
DSM 5 Censorship Fails
Support From Professionals and Patients Saves Free Speech
Last week I described the plight of Suzy Chapman, a well respected UK patient advocate forced to change the domain name of her website by the heavy handed tactics of the publishing arm of the American Psychiatric Association. The spurious legal excuse was commercial protection of the 'DSM 5' trademark; the probable intent was to stifle one of the internet's best sources of DSM and ICD information. This bullying could not have come at a worse time - just as final decisions are being made on highly controversial DSM 5 proposals and with the third and final draft due for release this spring. This is precisely when a ragged and reckless DSM 5 can most benefit from the widest and most open discussion.
Though APA's trademark claims were patently absurd, Ms Chapman did not have the necessary resources for a protracted fight against a well staffed legal department. Visits plummeted drastically to her new web address (reaching a nadir of just one hit per day) and the site faced months of slow recovery. But the good news is that APA's clumsy attempt at censorship has backfired, free speech will prevail, and the site is now more popular than ever...
Read on
And very happy about the awesome turn of events!
