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by petrossa » Sun Aug 14, 2011 6:49 am
BACKGROUND:
The relationship between autism spectrum disorders/pervasive developmental disorders and personality disorders is not completely clear, although both concepts imply lifelong impairment. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the presence of possible personality disorders in a group of young adults with Asperger syndrome.
METHOD:
Fifty-four young adults with a clinical diagnosis of Asperger syndrome were assessed with Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis II disorders to evaluate the presence of a concomitant personality disorder and completed the Autism Spectrum Quotient to measure level of autistic features. Autism spectrum diagnosis was confirmed by Diagnostic Interview for Social and Communication Disorders with a collateral informant.
RESULTS:
Approximately half of the study group fulfilled criteria for a personality disorder, all belonging to cluster A or C. There was a significant difference across sex: men with Asperger syndrome meeting personality disorder criteria much more often than women with Asperger syndrome (65% vs 32%). Participants fulfilling criteria for a personality disorder showed more marked autistic features according to the Autism Spectrum Quotient.
CONCLUSIONS:
There is a considerable overlap in symptoms between Asperger syndrome and certain personality disorders. Similarities and differences of the two concepts are discussed in the framework of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders classification system.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=21821235Well at least they hear the bell tolling, now i hope they find out where it is.
Similarities and differences of the two concepts are discussed in the framework of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders classification system
When will they finally realize that that is exactly the problem? That they go about it backwards. First make the DSM resemble reality and THEN do your tests.
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by EBR » Mon Aug 15, 2011 2:41 am
So what are these personality disorders that half met the requirements of?
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by petrossa » Mon Aug 15, 2011 7:51 am
I believe the article costs 34$
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by EBR » Mon Aug 15, 2011 3:49 pm
petrossa wrote:I believe the article costs 34$
That, Sir, is 1/5th the cost of a 1 hour flight lesson; is that something I would spend my precious disposable income on? Let me think about that for a second...
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by petrossa » Mon Aug 15, 2011 4:09 pm
I only obtain articles that really are very important. Abstracts are sufficient in most cases if you are not a professional that needs to know how they got their results.
Granted, it makes it hard to judge to quality of the conclusions but if you read enough of them and you see a trend it makes it more and more likely to be correct.
Since i've seen this neuro-developmental issues crop up all over the place since the last 15 years i'm pretty confident it's on track.
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by FredOak3 » Mon Aug 15, 2011 4:35 pm
Which is why I think so many don't think a "professional" diagnosis is attainable or to be trusted as so many of these professionals fly half blind by the gospel according to DSM
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by petrossa » Mon Aug 15, 2011 4:55 pm
Truth. That's all they've got.
I personally lay the blame at the educational system.
In a faraway universe once you had to be intelligent and talented to follow higher education, or even could make without one. Nowadays a good retentive memory and patience suffices and intelligence is frowned upon. Einstein would still be a clerk in our world.
This creates multitudes of equally zombified 'professionals' who learned their craft by rote. And therefore practice their craft by rote.
I'm waiting for the film Idiocracy part 2. Part 1 is already surpassed by reality.
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by katana » Mon Aug 15, 2011 5:08 pm
petrossa wrote:In a faraway universe once you had to be intelligent and talented to follow higher education, or even could make without one. Nowadays a good retentive memory and patience suffices and intelligence is frowned upon. Einstein would still be a clerk in our world.
This creates multitudes of equally zombified 'professionals' who learned their craft by rote. And therefore practice their craft by rote.
That is one thing that really pisses me off. i dont think i even necessarily belong in HE myself, but i hate a world where there is no choice but learning stuff by rote over, and over and over again.
i want a job/occupation that isn't like that.
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by petrossa » Mon Aug 15, 2011 5:20 pm
self employed is the only job you can self learn.
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by EBR » Mon Aug 15, 2011 5:34 pm
FredOak3 wrote:Which is why I think so many don't think a "professional" diagnosis is attainable or to be trusted as so many of these professionals fly half blind by the gospel according to DSM
Thank you
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