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Sylvia Caras <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 19 Aug 2014 10:57:35 -0700
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NO MORE PSYCHIATRIC LABELS

Campaign to Abolish Psychiatric diagnostic Systems such as ICD and DSM
(CAPSID)1,2

Summary
1. Psychiatric diagnoses are not valid.
2. Use of psychiatric diagnosis increases stigma.
3. Using psychiatric diagnosis does not aid treatment decisions.
4. Long term prognosis for mental health problems has got worse.
5. It imposes Western beliefs about mental distress on other cultures.
6. Alternative evidence based models for organizing effective mental 
health care
are available.

http://www.criticalpsychiatry.net/?p=527


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