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DSM and Disability

December 12, 2010 By Phil Hickey |

Every society in every generation makes errors.  Some of the errors are minor.  Some are major.  One of the great errors of the 20th century was this:  we accepted the spurious notion that a wide range of life’s problems were in fact illnesses.  This spurious notion was initiated with good intentions – to provide shelter… Continue Reading

Schizophrenia Is Not An Illness (Part 3)

March 20, 2010 By Phil Hickey |

Hallucinations In Schizophrenia Part 1, we noted that the APA lists hallucinations as one of the primary “symptoms” of schizophrenia.  The APA defines an hallucination as follows: “A sensory perception that has the compelling sense of reality of a true perception but that occurs without external stimulation of the relevant sensory organ.” (DSM-IV-TR, p 823)… Continue Reading

Schizophrenia Is Not an Illness (Part 2)

February 21, 2010 By Phil Hickey |

Delusions, contd. In my last post I pointed out that schizophrenia as defined by DSM is a confusing collection of human problems with no evidence of a common etiology or indeed any valid justification for including them under a common heading.  I discussed delusions and made the point that cognitive distortions of this kind are… Continue Reading

Schizophrenia Is Not An Illness (Part 1)

January 21, 2010 By Phil Hickey |

The APA defines schizophrenia by the presence of two or more of the following, each present for a significant portion of time during a one-month period: (1)   delusions (2)   hallucinations (3)   disorganized speech (4)   grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior (5)   negative symptoms i.e. affective flattening, alogia or avolition Signs of the disturbance must have been… Continue Reading

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