'We need an alternative to the syndromal classification system. We need a system that doesn’t treat people as labels, but as individuals with individual challenges, yearnings, skills, and aspirations,' writes StevenCHayes
The assumption behind both classification systems is the same: There are underlying latent diseases slumbering inside of us hidden behind groups of symptoms. Although we cannot see them directly, these entities affect our mood, our emotions, our thoughts, and our behavior.
We need to do better. We need an alternative to the syndromal classification system. We need a system that doesn’t treat people as labels, but as individuals with individual challenges, yearnings, skills, and aspirations.In truth, mental health care is not just for the 1 out of 5 that have been labeled as having a “disorder” by a sad syndromal diagnostic system. Instead, it’s for the 5 out of 5 folks who face mental health challenges: You, me, and everyone else.
Of course you would not say something like this, because exercise is good whether or not you struggle with a physical health problem. And yet, it’s exactly what we’re doing with"mental" challenges because our underlying models are driven by the delusion of latent diseases hiding inside syndromes.
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