EMT Stole Ambulance Supplies to Kill Wife - Angel of Mercy or Psycho?

[usafmedic45]

BTW, I asked one of my friends who is a physician in Australia and yes, "as far he knows" you all do rely upon the DSM for diagnostic criteria.

 

[VentMedic]

BTW, I asked one of my friends who is a physician in Australia and yes, "as far he knows" you all do rely upon the DSM for diagnostic criteria.

Australia?

Just like the interpretation and standardization of various RT definitions of disease processes, the classification and treatments vary from country to country even with some "uniform" standards such as the DSM.

For more info, this is a good site for reading.
http://www.psych.org/MainMenu/Research/DSMIV/DSMV/DSMRevisionActivities/TaskForceReports.aspx

 

[Seaglass]

This was a suggestion & not intended to be a full diagnostic test. It is, however a reasonably similar test used for a quick evaluation.

Not that I've ever encountered, at least as used by actual practitioners. What's the title of this similar tool? Can you find any peer-reviewed studies on its development and validity?

I have stood corrected on 1 point. Yes I am interested in the subject, however, but please dont tell me to take a class when you dont know me, my experience or credentials, especially from 1 comment made in error. I have studied psych illness & actiually understand the difference between a personality disorder & a psychiatric illness. I would also suggest the quality of information of wikipedia when they state

I don't know your history, but I do know that you're dispensing inaccurate information that strongly suggests that you've either received poor information, remembered what you learned poorly, or never learned it in the first place.

I know that Wikipedia's articles tend to be decent because they generally reflect my textbooks, journal articles, and lecture, and generally cite legitimate sources. Unlike those, it doesn't cost anything. Unlike most databases and actual psych sites, it's user-friendly, easy to navigate, and doesn't assume a certain base level of knowledge. Hence my suggestion for starting there.

 

[usafmedic45]

Australia?

Since DownUnderWunda lives there, I figured I should find out if his country's docs were operating off of a different standard. Apparently they are not for the most part. He's just missing something either out of ignorance or otherwise.

Just like the interpretation and standardization of various RT definitions of disease processes, the classification and treatments vary from country to country even with some "uniform" standards such as the DSM.

Right. The problem is that what you discussed is especially in a problem in psychology which has so many camps within it with different views on how things are split, I wanted to make sure there wasn't something I was missing. From what I've learned they pretty much play by the same rules we do.

 

[Seaglass]

From what I've learned they pretty much play by the same rules we do.

I've heard the same thing, and get the same impression from reading Australian journals. I won't claim to keep up with any regularly, but when one comes my way, it's like reading an American/British/Canadian article in a different format.