The DSM doesn’t include that specific diagnosis any more right, it’s all the ASPD and DPD spectrum now ?
They removed it because of the absolute shitshow that was trying to reliably diagnose psychopathy as it was originally described.(and possibly the negative connotations associated with the word itself)
So now they have a series of metrics to measure things they can somewhat reliably measure over time.
Like how the medical diagnosis of idiot doesn’t exist anymore, but there are more accurate and nuanced terms and diagnosis for intellectual disabilities in various forms.
I could be wrong however, my understanding of this area of research is middling at best.
It’s akin to a doctor diagnosing you with “sick”. It is nonspecific, arbitrary and useless to inform treatment or prognosis. It was used as a descriptor by very early psychiatry, but it was never a distinct diagnosis.
The DSM doesn’t include that specific diagnosis any more right, it’s all the ASPD and DPD spectrum now ?
They removed it because of the absolute shitshow that was trying to reliably diagnose psychopathy as it was originally described.(and possibly the negative connotations associated with the word itself)
So now they have a series of metrics to measure things they can somewhat reliably measure over time.
Like how the medical diagnosis of idiot doesn’t exist anymore, but there are more accurate and nuanced terms and diagnosis for intellectual disabilities in various forms.
I could be wrong however, my understanding of this area of research is middling at best.
There are no idiots, but the idea persists
Pyschopaty never existed as a diagnostic.
It’s akin to a doctor diagnosing you with “sick”. It is nonspecific, arbitrary and useless to inform treatment or prognosis. It was used as a descriptor by very early psychiatry, but it was never a distinct diagnosis.