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Re:The Psychotherapy Myth by JackFr on Sunday July 30, 2023 @05:01PM (#36935928)
Medicine gets things wrong no doubt, it’s subject to various fads and foibles but the redefinition of a disorder because of a change in societal norms seems different.

I don’t see the AMA voting to declare something that is a disease is no longer a disease. (Although maybe I’m wrong — alcoholism and addiction are now a disease.)

Re:The Psychotherapy Myth by tptacek on Sunday July 30, 2023 @06:53PM (#36936849)
One reason you don't see that is that that's not the AMA's function. The AMA is a lobbying group.
Re:The Psychotherapy Myth by haswell on Sunday July 30, 2023 @07:56PM (#36937318)
> the redefinition of a disorder because of a change in societal norms seems different

Different how?

Early accepted medical practices were often barbaric, and not effective.

When we learned more about the human body, we stopped doing those things.

Much can also be said about the many fields of science, and the giant shifts that were necessary as the fields matured.