Dear All,
Is anyone aware of an effective statement written from a critical psychology standpoint on the proposed revisions to DSM V already in the public domain? I am aware of the open letter by Society for Humanistic Psychology, Division 32 of the American Psychological Association in alliance with a host of other bodies (see below end of this email) but I am looking for a more radical i.e. ideologically progressive statement than the open letter in order to find or put together a statement of critique. Such a critique would not only draw attention to the appalling specifics of oppression achieved by new proposed developments of the DSM ('paraphilic coercive disorder", "gender incongruence" etc. but demand a thorough rejection of DSM type psy complex technologies which individualise, decontextualise, pathologise, essentialise
and biologise complex material-political-discursive matters, create new markets for Big Pharma and extend social injustice by 'othering' manifestations of diversity. Very likely - hopefully - several such critiques exist already, some no doubt written by List members - please pass on details.
David
Society for Humanistic Psychology, Division 32 of the American Psychological Association in alliance with:
--Division of Behavioral Neuroscience and Comparative Psychology (Division 6 of APA)
--Division of Developmental Psychology (Division 7 of APA),
--Division of Clinical Psychology (Division 12 of APA),
--Society of Counseling Psychology (Division 17 of APA)
--Society for Community Research and Action: Division of Community Psychology (Division 27 of APA),
--Division of Psychotherapy (Division 29 of APA),
--Society for the Psychology of Women (Division 35 of APA),
--Division of Psychoanalysis (Division 39 of APA),
--Psychologists in Independent Practice (Division 42 of APA)
--Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues (Division 44 of APA),
--Society for Group Psychology and Psychotherapy (Division 49 of APA),
--Society for the
Psychological Study of Men & Masculinity (Division 51 of APA),
--Division of International Psychology (Division 52 of APA),
--Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (Division of the American Counseling Association)
--Association for Humanistic Counseling (Division of the American Counseling Association)
--The Association for Creativity in Counseling (ACC, Division of the American Counseling Association)
--Association for Adult Development and Aging (AADA, Division of the American Counseling Association),
--Counselors for Social Justice (Division of the American Counseling Association),
--American Rehabilitation Counseling Association (ARCA, Division of the American Counseling Association),
--The Association for Women in Psychology,
--The Association of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Issues in Counseling (ALGBTIC)
--Society of Indian Psychologists
--National Latina/o Psychological
Association
--The Society for Personality Assessment,
--The Society for Descriptive Psychology,
--The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP),
--Association of Counseling Center Training Agencies,
--Psychologists for Social Responsibility,
--The Constructivist Psychology Network (CPN),
--The Taos Institute
--Saybrook University
--Psychoanalysis for Social Responsibility (Section IX of Division 39 of APA),
