The Unified Theory of the Nervous System
and Behavior
Cognitive Philosophy /Brain Theory by Steven Michael Harris
In describing the purpose of the Associated Features and Disorders sections of the entries for various disorders, the DSM says: "Also included are those disorders that are coded outside the 'Mental and Behavioural Disorders' chapter of ICD that are associated with the disorder being discussed. As is done for associated mental disorders, the type of association (i.e., precedes, co-occurs with, is a consequence of) is specified if known - for example, that cirrhosis is a consequence of Alcohol Dependence)."
The DSM falls far short in an honest examination of the co-occurrence of disorder groupings. For example, both Asperger's Disorder and Schizoid Personality Disorder, have pretty much the same list of symptoms in entirety. What is different in the two disorders is really just a different attitude towards the choices of diagnosis. Asperger's is considered a developmental disorder and Schizoid is considered a personality disorder. A schizoid diagnosis is more like a diagnosis of pre-schizophrenia as well. The choice of either diagnosis could have more to do with the doctor's methodology or focus of practice than it does in any difference between what is seen in people with either diagnosis. But in each of the entries for the two disorders, the Associated Features and Disorders sections don't mention the other disorder in any way.
This kind of oversight serves to obfuscate an incredible concurrence of symptoms in those two classifications and also skews the statistical data in regards to occurrences of these problems in the community.
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