Michael John Carley's Blog – February 2012 Archive (3)

DSM-5 Update: Big Trouble with the DSM Field Trials

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Those of you who have been following this issue since it broke just over a month ago know that two studies; one by Yale's Fred Volkmar, and one by LSU's Johnny Matson and Julie Worley state that between 32-40% of people who current qualify for a diagnosis under the DSM-IV, will lose their diagnosis—and with it all services or educational funding—under the proposed changes to the DSM-5 criteria…

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Added by Michael John Carley on February 22, 2012 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

DSM-5 Update: A Poor, Poor Descent into Pettiness

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Dear all: 

Brother . . . 

Four updates to cover:

1. Dr. Catherine Lord's astounding statement, and her new campaign slogan

2. Dr. David Kupfer's attempts (alongside Dr. Darrel Regier) to pretend Kupfer's previous statement never happened.

3. Why a "5" and not a "V"?

4. Everyone's (Lord and Regier especially) trying their best to…

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Added by Michael John Carley on February 11, 2012 at 1:14am — No Comments

DSM-5 Update: The Naysayer's Edition

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Dear all:
 
As promised here's our "Naysayer's Edition" of what might be a long haul of DSM-5 updates. We've given you our reasons for not reducing the criteria for an autism spectrum diagnosis (check our Facebook page for past updates) without providing all…
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Added by Michael John Carley on February 2, 2012 at 11:52am — No Comments

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