The real meanings of these 10 insane words are crazy

Posted on February 23, 2016 | 1 Comment

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

 

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One response to “The real meanings of these 10 insane words are crazy”

  1. Wilson | March 24, 2016 at 1:41 pm | Reply

    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

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