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Since Sarah Palin and the "R" word are in the news I think this article is relevant.
Big Changes Proposed in Psychiatric Diagnoses
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35319386/ns/health-mental_health/
Don't say "mental retardation" the new term is "intellectual disability." No more diagnoses of Asperger's syndrome call it a mild version of autism instead. And while "behavioral addictions" will be new to doctors' dictionaries, "Internet addiction" didn't make the cut. . . *snip*
Big Changes Proposed in Psychiatric Diagnoses
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35319386/ns/health-mental_health/
Don't say "mental retardation" the new term is "intellectual disability." No more diagnoses of Asperger's syndrome call it a mild version of autism instead. And while "behavioral addictions" will be new to doctors' dictionaries, "Internet addiction" didn't make the cut. . . *snip*