out of date, inflammatory, and often incorrect.

it appears to me this vid is saying that the everyday joe / josephine has the impression that the 5-digit number and diagnosis of their illness is a scientfic exactitude, with a logical course of treatment via chemotherapy for da brain. the clear-eyed quite frank shrinks, say, no, these are guesstimates agreed upon by a majority vote. this does not negate their usefulness by the psych community, as it allows them a way to communicate with each other about these eccentricities of the mind. i do not see where the vid takes issue in this light, but takes issue with the pharmco's promotion of DSM as true science, and that the code supplied will direct the shrink to supply the perfect meds for that specific issue. meds have many effects on a persons physical/ mental health, the ones that are injurious are called 'side' effects. an effect is an effect, and there can be some potentially life-threatening 'sides' in our meds... the 5-digit code also allows the practioner to fill in the proper blanks for the insurance coverage, much to the glee of the pharm companies...what am i saying [and i think so is the vid]? the DSM started out well, has become over-run with vagueries that support the perscription of numerous nebulous medications, that the DSM is an in=house tool of shrinks promoted by the pharms to the public as science, and most important, 50% of all writers of those scripts graduated in the bottom half of their class so just might be relying a bit too much on the crutch given them by the DSM