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"And though she's not really ill | There's a little yellow pill | She goes running for the shelter of a mother's little helper | And it helps her on her way, gets her through her busy day."

Sir Michael Philip Jagger and Keith Richards

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To date, there exists no thermometer to measure vacillations in a person's mental health, which is a good thing for febriphobics, and generally speaking, neither acetaminophen nor ibuprofen can cure mental illness, especially if the diagnosis is pharmacophobia. Unlike a fractured bone or sinus infection, ailments of the mind tend to be subjective and therefore more difficult to gauge. Just as a diagnosis of schizophrenia relies on a spectrum, psychotic examples range from hallucinations to speech impediments (even for glossophobics), and bipolar affective disorder by definition alternates between periods of elevated mood and depression. While the tenth revision of the medical classification system known as the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10) contains more than 14,400 different physical health concerns, the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V), still hovers around a paltry 300 disorders from which to choose.


Garner, Craig B.

 

Garner Health Law Corporation

Law, Mental Health

March 8, 2016

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