Posted on 11/02/2013 6:08:10 PM PDT by markomalley
The American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) decision to once again reclassify pedophilia has led to further concerns that the professional organization is attempting to legitimize the disorder, paving the way for its defense and the recommendation of removal of age-of-consent laws.
In a press release Friday, Liberty Counsel, a nonprofit organization that promotes the causes of religious liberty, the sanctity of human life, and the family observed that in its newly published Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), APA “changed the classification of pedophilia from a ‘disorder’ to a ‘sexual orientation,’ but, following the public outcry, APA released a statement that it was a mistake.”
APA, Liberty Counsel noted, now states “sexual orientation” is an error and should read instead, “sexual interest.”
On Thursday, APA released a statement regarding what it referred to as a “text error” in DSM-5:
In the case of pedophilic disorder, the diagnostic criteria essentially remained the same as in DSM-IV-TR. Only the disorder name was changed from “pedophilia” to “pedophilic disorder” to maintain consistency with the chapter’s other disorder listings.
“Sexual orientation” is not a term used in the diagnostic criteria for pedophilic disorder and its use in the DSM-5 text discussion is an error and should read “sexual interest.” In fact, APA considers pedophilic disorder a “paraphilia,” not a “sexual orientation.” This error will be corrected in the electronic version of DSM-5 and the next printing of the manual.
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lol. She should start a lobbying group and a non-profit or something, isn't that what leftists do??
Call it The Give It Away For Free Coalition
Considering the divorce rate in Utah, do you think rolling one's eyes at the obvious cause is grounds for that comment?
It was no mistake. The APA held numerous meetings over the DSM-V because most practitioners do not agree with the APA’s extreme left-wing views.
The APA called the raping and sodomizing of a child a “sexual practice”.
Unfortunately, liberals are totally committed to the idea that “if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again”.
While this is certainly a victory for family values, it isn’t permanent. This battle will be fought again and again until the left gets their way.
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