PTSD Awareness day

PTSDAwarenessDay

Harold Kudler, MD, Chair of APsaA’s Service Members and Veterans Initiative, gives an articulate account of PTSD and the analyst’s role in its treatment for Time magazine.

From Prudy Gourguechon , MD who first organized this Committee. A must-read. And must-distribute.

N. Szajnberg, MD, Managing Editor

Today is PTSD Awareness day. Harold Kudler, Chair of APsaA’s Service
Members and Veterans Initiative, was invited to write a blog post on PTSD
for Time Magazine based on a talk he gave at the American Psychiatric
Association in May.  Please follow this link to Harold’s post.

Click Here to Read This Article 

 

 

Alan Frances on unclear writing in DSM V as source for errors

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“If it ain’t ‘writ’ good, ya cain’t understand”: Alan Frances on poor writing in DSM-V
N. Szajnberg, MD Managing Editor

Frances, the shepherd of DSM-IV has pointed out two major errors in any DSM: 1. bad conceptual choices; 2. bad writing. We’ve already linked to his previous article on poor conceptual posts. Click Here for The Previous Article:. Here, he outlines how imprecise language in the current DSM-V makes diagnosis murkier.   Listen to his examples: Click Here To Read This Article