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I have trouble taking psychology and psychiatry seriously. They are the softest of the sciences and mostly based on cultural norms anyway. Consider the fact that homosexuality was labelled a mental disorder in the DSM not long ago. This is evidence that they make it up as they go along.

Consider the fact that homosexuality was labelled a mental disorder in the DSM not long ago.

It was removed in about 1975. There's plenty of dumb stuff done in many areas of science 40 years ago.

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