I don't think it "created" it,
so much as steered it in the direction it took. I suppose I should have said "modern homophobia".
So what's up with the new DSM? :(
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Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Sun 26 Aug 2012, 17:08,
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Yeah with the creation I was refering to your original statement which I think we'd sort of moved on from anyway!
In the current and soon to be old verison of the DSM things like fetishes were classified and diagnosed as a paraphilia if they caused discomfort and/or dysfunction. Usually to a fairly high level.
In the new verison simply having the urge could lead to the diagnosis of a paraphilia. So the simple urge or fantasy about a body part or object could under the proposed criteria changes lead to diagnosis of what is essentially considered a mental disorder. Bad times.
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hmm, what's prompted that change, then?
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Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Sun 26 Aug 2012, 17:32,
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Apparently not evidence.
There's a raft of papers and critiques out there slating the changes and the editors involved. Some of the data they seems to be working from for the changes is questionable.
There seems, in my view anyway, to be a general call for the removal of paraphilia's from the DSM. I had a fantastic article on it, I think it's at work and behind a paywall so it's not much use, but if I can find it I'll stick a link up. The authors make a much better case than I do, Clinical Psychology isn't my bag.
EDIT: Might be Wakefield (2011) for the current changes from DSM-IV-TR to DSM-V and Moser & Klienplatz (2005) for the changes to the DSM-IV-TR.
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on googling it seems to be a bit political.
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Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Sun 26 Aug 2012, 18:12,
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