DSM Revision Petition

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American Psychiatric Association

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The DSM Revision Petition is gathering signatures from individuals and organizations calling on the American Psychiatric Association (APA) to require that all diagnoses in its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) be based on empirical research. The DSM Revision Petition will collect signatures from June 2008 through December 2009.

"We, the undersigned, support the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) own goal of making its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) a scientific document, based on empirical research and devoid of cultural bias. A diagnosis of a mental disorder can have a severe adverse impact on employment opportunities, child custody determinations, an individual's well-being, and other areas of functioning. Therefore we urge the APA to remove all diagnoses that are not based upon peer-reviewed, empirical research, demonstrating distress or dysfunction, from the DSM. The APA specifically should not promote current social norms or values as a basis for clinical judgments."

We, the undersigned, support the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) own goal of making its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) a scientific document, based on empirical research and devoid of cultural bias. A diagnosis of a mental disorder can have a severe adverse impact on employment opportunities, child custody determinations, an individual's well-being, and other areas of functioning. Therefore we urge the APA to remove all diagnoses that are not based upon peer-reviewed, empirical research, demonstrating distress or dysfunction, from the DSM. The APA specifically should not promote current social norms or values as a basis for clinical judgments.

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# 3,196:

11:07 am PST, Nov 21, Ken Blochowski, California

# 3,195:

7:50 am PST, Nov 21, Name not displayed, California
member of San Francisco Society of Janus; former hotline volunteer San Franciso Sex Information.

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9:16 pm PST, Nov 20, Name not displayed, Louisiana

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11:15 pm PST, Nov 19, Margaret Jordan, Connecticut

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2:58 pm PST, Nov 19, Jon Brooks, California

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2:50 pm PST, Nov 19, Name not displayed, New York

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7:12 pm PST, Nov 18, Name not displayed, Washington

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8:43 am PST, Nov 18, Name not displayed, Illinois
Up until the mid 20th century, homosexuality was also labeled as a mental disorder. This is a trend where the APA is failing society by assumptions rather than solid research. Not only is this a discredit to those people you have misdiagnosed, but it calls into question all of the other disorders you have researched. Use science to determine all disorders and you will maintain credibility.

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4:19 am PST, Nov 18, Matthew Jones, Illinois
What consenting adults do in privacy should not be judged when they practice safety and respect each other. I am writing this on behalf of all who practice BDSM & other "Kinks" in a responsible manner

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9:40 am PST, Nov 17, Phaedra DuBois, New Hampshire

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8:56 am PST, Nov 17, Name not displayed, Canada

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8:40 pm PST, Nov 16, Rachael Batten-Edwards, Virginia

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12:20 am PST, Nov 16, James J. Ulizio II, Pennsylvania

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5:13 pm PST, Nov 15, Name not displayed, New York

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9:44 am PST, Nov 15, Cristiana Pena, Portugal

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4:37 am PST, Nov 15, Katherine Berger, Minnesota

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11:14 pm PST, Nov 14, Name not displayed, Louisiana

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8:33 am PST, Nov 11, Victory Piroli, Pennsylvania

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2:44 pm PST, Nov 10, Name not displayed, California

# 3,177:

1:43 pm PST, Nov 10, Tim C, Massachusetts

# 3,176:

12:59 pm PST, Nov 10, Siobhan Lynch, New York

# 3,175:

12:33 pm PST, Nov 10, C-Sue Mrazik, Massachusetts
APA ought to walk its talk. Actions speak lounder than words.

# 3,174:

11:57 am PST, Nov 10, Name not displayed, Colorado

# 3,173:

10:01 am PST, Nov 10, Juan Carlos Marvizon, California
Please stop legitimizing sexual and cultural repression!

# 3,172:

3:05 am PST, Nov 10, Derrick Swedelius, Washington
For more impact, add a personal comment here

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# 3,171:

1:10 am PST, Nov 10, Lara Sobel, Washington

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12:51 pm PST, Nov 9, Name not displayed, Pennsylvania

# 3,169:

10:41 am PST, Nov 9, Sera Miles, New Mexico

# 3,168:

9:29 am PST, Nov 9, James Wharton III, Ohio

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8:30 am PST, Nov 9, Christian Neeser, California

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7:26 am PST, Nov 9, Name not displayed, Indonesia

# 3,165:

5:11 am PST, Nov 9, Felise Mclaughlin, New Jersey

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11:45 pm PST, Nov 8, Name not displayed, New York

# 3,163:

10:11 am PST, Nov 8, Jessica Sullivan, Virginia

# 3,162:

7:57 pm PST, Nov 7, Name not displayed, New Mexico
I have been married for over ten years and my husband and I consider ourselves kinky. Practicing bdsm is not unhealthy or a disorder. It is just another form of sexual activity.

# 3,161:

8:34 pm PST, Nov 6, Name not displayed, Maryland

# 3,160:

1:52 pm PST, Nov 6, Lora Powell, California
Kink is not a mental disorder. It is another way to relate to our friends and parnters, not an illness.

# 3,159:

9:11 pm PST, Nov 5, Lauren Mead, Virginia

# 3,158:

7:20 pm PST, Nov 5, Charles Lacour, Texas

# 3,157:

2:55 pm PST, Nov 5, Alice Washburn, Massachusetts

# 3,156:

1:42 pm PST, Nov 5, Thomas Donelan, New Mexico

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9:27 am PST, Nov 5, Name not displayed, California

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9:03 am PST, Nov 5, Cyd Nova, California

# 3,153:

9:55 am PST, Nov 4, Eve Brant, New York

# 3,152:

12:52 am PST, Nov 4, Pure1 Sadist, Massachusetts

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11:26 pm PST, Nov 3, Roxanna Garcia, California

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