My latest article for The Week is on psychiatric terms that are used very loosely in common speech, such as OCD, ADHD, narcissist, manic-depressive, and paranoid. Want to know what the official diagnostic meaning is? You might be surprised:
10 commonly abused psychology words — and what they really mean
This article reminded me of an interview about problems with the DSM5 from a couple of years ago on The Brain Science Podcast, but I forgot to look for it after reading your article (which I enjoyed).
But, it popped up in my Facebook feed today. So, in case you’re interested, here you go:
http://brainsciencepodcast.com/bsp/2013/dangers-of-diagnostic-inflation-bsp-102