Re:Mental Disorder
by 0xcde4c3db on Thursday February 21, 2019 @09:48AM
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> Defining this real variation as disordered seems a fundamental problem.
It's a problem that's been recognized in medicine for a very long time. That's why formal definitions of terms like disease and disorder usually aren't based solely on variation, and include a requirement that something actually interferes with a person's ability to function.
It's a problem that's been recognized in medicine for a very long time. That's why formal definitions of terms like disease and disorder usually aren't based solely on variation, and include a requirement that something actually interferes with a person's ability to function.