I think there are three deaths. One when the body shuts down and ceases to function: a second when we are buried or cremated … and here is the cruncher…. the third is when our name is mentioned for the very last time.

Great book and looking forward to using the app.

Would you agree that the vast majority of psychiatric diagnoses are not based on empirical medical observations, but rather the language used (or not) by a patient? Which makes it subjective.

Fortunately much medical research continues happily around the rest of the world.

Anxiety is a normal state for us much of the time. It’s not a disorder.

I’m guessing at least 40 new “disorders” added in to the new edition.

Instant gratification with minimal effort fuels the imagination, and what’s imaginary isn’t reality.

A start might be to switch from illness to wellness.

Any bets on how many NEW mental disorders will appear in this edition?

Any bets on how many “new” medicalised disorders will appear?

Very interesting that physical issues were so prominent correlates of withdrawal; unsteady gait was a particular surprise.