A newspaper editorialist argues that the use of DSM-5 diagnostic labels is destructively antidemocratic, because it enables an e
lite corps of mental health professionals to subtly control the values and life-styles of the rest of society. Explain what you might say to the editorialist about why psychologists use the medical model and the diagnostic labels in the DSM-5.
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) to diagnose and classify mental disorders, tends shows concise and intended criteria, provided by experienced mental health professionals.
Explanation:
Although a newspaper editorialist argues that the use of the DSM-V diagnostic labels is destructively anti democratic, because it enables an elite corps of mental health professionals to subtly control the values and life-styles of the rest of society, the use of these diagnostic labels eases an objective assessment through wide clinical settings that could describe almost any behavior as a symptom of one or more disorders comprehensively.
The universal classification system, although someone with a psychiatric disorder may not fit the exact criteria and may be misdiagnosed, the physician should make an appropriate assessment of their symptoms/conditions and suggest appropriate treatment methods.
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