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Old 20-02-2008, 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by TDurden1937
in my opinion the DSM is a pile of useless crap. No doctor ever developed a treatment plan using the dsm. It's used mainly to fill out forms for insurance companies, hospitals, etc. When I rx'ed meds I did it by symptom, not diagnosis.
I think your opinion is very wrong then Doug (valid as an opinion, but wrong)... because what you're stating is not what the DSM is even remotely about. The DSM is to help standardize physicians across the board to agreed diagnostic criteria to help aid correct diagnosis. That doesn't mean a physician will get it right, but I guarantee since its inception that those getting it right has increased significantly than without such a standardization mechanism. I think maybe you need to rethink your place on such a valuable tool that is utilised globally.
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