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Re:Aren't we all somewhere on the spectrum of disease? by geofft on Saturday July 18, 2020 @10:35PM (#23886559)
> The DSM is based off the "top" Psychiatrists at the time voting on the illnesses (literally), without scientific backing.

What, precisely, would provide scientific backing here, if a vote by professional scientists doesn't count? A vote by academics? A committee of academics, appointed by a prior generation? A team at Harvard, because Harvard is the oldest? A committee appointed by the government?

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Re:Aren't we all somewhere on the spectrum of disease? by Talanes on Saturday July 18, 2020 @10:43PM (#23886593)
I believe their problem was with the structure of the process, and not with the composition of the governing body.
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Re:Aren't we all somewhere on the spectrum of disease? by KerryJones on Sunday July 19, 2020 @01:26PM (#23890831)
As Talanes mentioned -- the problem is with the decision method not the governing body. Again, comparing to the medical industry, where doctors don't vote on the existence or not of a virus causing a problem.
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