A wee while ago I recorded (on the old Foxtel thingumme) Stephen Fry Live at the Sydney Opera House 2010, and – being off today with a bit of a lurg (thanks, Mr 3) – I finally got around to watching it. During the interview segment at the end he discussed bipolar disorder –...
You know what I hate? … Right now, I mean … I hate the stupidity of so many psychiatric diagnostic labels. At this moment I’m reading through a patient’s notes, and the wonderful epithet “Adjustment Disorder” pops up. Ick. Yuk. And Bleh also. So how is Adjustment Disorder defined? The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual...
