“Retrospective epidemiological studies report that 20% of the general population qualifies for a current psychiatric diagnosis and 50% for a lifetime one.4 Prospective epidemiological studies double these rates and suggest that mental disorder is becoming virtually ubiquitous.5, 6 During the past” — Allen Frances Copy Share Image
Psychiatric diagnosis still relies exclusively on fallible subjective judgments rather than objective biological tests. — Allen Frances Copy Share Image
There are no objective tests in psychiatry-no X-ray, laboratory, or exam finding that says definitively that someone does or does not have a mental… — Allen Frances Copy Share Image
“Retrospective epidemiological studies report that 20% of the general population qualifies for a current psychiatric diagnosis and 50% for a lifetime one.4 Prospective epidemiological… — Allen Frances Copy Share Image
“20 years, we have experienced three unanticipated fads partly precipitated by DSM-IV: a 20-fold increase in Autism Spectrum Disorder,7 a tripling of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder… — Allen Frances Copy Share Image
Mental disorders don't really live 'out there' waiting to be explained. They are constructs we have made up - and often not very compelling… — Allen Frances Copy Share Image
