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Update to Psychiatry Bible: Is Sick the New Normal?
A new edition of Psychiatry’s DSM-5 has doctors and scholars exchanging scathing attacks, with potential consequences for patients, insurance companies and courts of law.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenA new edition of what's called the "Bible of Psychiatry" has doctors and scholars exchanging scathing attacks, with potential consequences for patients, insurance companies and courts of law. We hear what the so-called "DSM-5" could mean for a profession that's based more on informed opinion than science. Also, the I-5 bridge collapse north of Seattle, and a Florida girl who's just turned 18 has refused a plea bargain on charges involving her same-sex relationship with a 14-year-old.
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3 storiesI-5 Bridge Collapse North of Seattle
After years of warnings about the decline of America's infrastructure, the Skagit River Bridge on Interstate 5 in Washington State collapsed last night when a truck with an oversized load struck a steel beam.
Read the story8 minWill the DSM-5 Redefine Who's Normal and Who's Not?
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the DSM, is an important book for psychiatrists and their patients.
Read the story34 minLesbian Teenager Faces Statutory Rape Charge
A Florida girl who just turned 18 has refused to accept a plea bargain on charges of lewd and lascivious battery, stemming from her admitted and ongoing sexual relationship with another girl who's 14. Kaitlyn Hunt has become a cause célèbre for gay rights since she was arrested.
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