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Mendeley readers
| Title |
Seeking Legitimacy for <i>DSM-5</i>: The Bereavement Exception as an Example of Failed Process
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| Published in |
The AMA Journal of Ethic, February 2017
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| DOI | 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.2.pfor2-1702 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
James E Sabin, Norman Daniels |
| Abstract |
In 2013 the American Psychiatric Association (APA) published the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). Even before publication, DSM-5 received a torrent of criticism, most prominently over removal of the "bereavement exclusion" for the diagnosis of major depression. We argue that while the APA can claim legitimate authority for deciding scientific questions, it does not have legitimacy for resolving what is ultimately a question of ethics and public policy. We show how the "accountability for reasonableness" framework for seeking legitimacy in health policy could have been used to achieve a better resolution of the conflict than actually occurred. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 46 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 24% |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 13% |
| Ireland | 4 | 9% |
| Spain | 3 | 7% |
| Australia | 2 | 4% |
| Comoros | 1 | 2% |
| South Africa | 1 | 2% |
| France | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 17 | 37% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 29 | 63% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 9 | 20% |
| Scientists | 4 | 9% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 4 | 9% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 18 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 18 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 5 | 28% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 1 | 6% |
| Other | 1 | 6% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 6% |
| Other | 3 | 17% |
| Unknown | 5 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 22% |
| Psychology | 3 | 17% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 11% |
| Environmental Science | 1 | 6% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 6% |
| Other | 3 | 17% |
| Unknown | 4 | 22% |