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| 12 Feb 10, 3:55 PM Diablos_patience UK, 6 yrs |
*eh hem*
Edited to add... most the people i know that work in mental health in Engalnd in various mental health trusts use the icd 10. ~* Raku wa ku no tané; ku wa raku no tané. *~ Edited 12 Feb 10, 3:56 PM by Diablos_patience | ||
| 12 Feb 10, 5:08 PM ocimum_sanctum UK(EH), 2 yrs |
That's probably the difference: I live in Scotland... all but one of the doctors/psychiatrists I've seen didn't concern themselves with such trivialities such as diagnoses. The mere thought of it! It's probably too early in the day for that level of cynicism so... to be honest, it's probably likely the ICD-10 would have been used as opposed to the DSM-IV. It just happens that whenever I've had a conversation with someone it's been the DSM-IV that was discussed. It's slightly odd, I know. My view could also be very much biased due to the number of hours sitting in the library reading through every book available on affective disorders; not that I was skeptical about the advice I had been given or anything.
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| 15 Feb 10, 6:28 PM Sarcasma 4 yrs |
On a similar topic (not meaning to hijack the thread as this is peripherally related), France has become the first country to remove transexualism from its list of disorders. Whist this doesn't pertain to BDSM per se, it may certainly address some practitioners. There's a blog post on MindHacks, with links to articles in the French and Spanish press (nothing in the English speaking press so far according to the post). | ||
| 15 Feb 10, 11:20 PM emark UK, 9 yrs |
I like the idea of including "absexual" as a diagnosis:
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| 19 Feb 10, 2:01 AM uniquemoon UK, 10 yrs   |
Over here, both ICD-10 and DSM4 are in use.
In clinical context you are most likely to find the ICD-10 as there are simply more topics covered by it. Still, when I took the examn as a councellor in front of the healthoffice I was questioned about DSM4. I have heard roumors that the revision of ICD-10 will kind of follow the one of DSM4. Even if not, it will not hurt to leave a statement on both, if possible.
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That and the general understanding in Scotland of how mental illness should be treated: "if you're still not well, you're not drunk enough", tends to make the need for any diagnostic system pretty much redundant.
. This would include those who appear to be “turned on by fulminating against it.” Examples could include state governors who crusade against prostitution even while paying hookers for sex, and religious leaders who wind up trying to explain engaging in the sex acts they preach against.