08-04-2020, 11:17 AM
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9 hours ago, HeartBeatOfTheBeast said:
How much do weight do psychologists actually place on the DSM? I mean in any profession there are guidebooks, but actually the most important is experience. Like a book on how to paint vs actually painting a house.
That's a good question, and I think it really depends on the doctor you get. The key word there is "experience". Get one fresh out of school, or still going for their PHD, and being mentored by another, and they're more likely to reference it. Also, what school of teaching they went through. Like all theoretical branches of science & medicine, there are many differing 'schools of thought' on diagnoses, treatment and causes.
The field of Psychology is changing every day, with every new study, with every individual case. Most competent psychologists take a case by case approach, and use reference material as just that, a starting point.
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