DAILY DIALECTIC
January 02, 2009
"Revisions to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders should be made openly instead of hidden from the public, a critic of the process says. Psychiatrists working on the update to the manual must sign a confidentiality agreement... Critics say, however, the American Psychiatric Association should allow outside observers to review the scientific debate behind new, revised diagnoses... The profession already is buffeted by revelations that academics are given huge fees by drug companies..."