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There should be a version of "rule 34" about DSM-IV. If somebody says "I am.. " then it's probably in the DSM.

This is basically "capgras" syndrome, often related to brain injury.




I think you mean “Cotard delusion”.


Yes, a better fit. There's probably a delusion for "think they understand how to apply DSM to casual comments"


Neither of these syndromes are recognized by DSM-5 due to their rarity:

- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34033319/

- https://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.neu...


I see you suffer from "something is wrong on the internet" syndrome or xkcd's disease. The IV to V revision.. is that a sign of the organising principle at work, or a revolution /reaction in diagnosis?

Was the meeting where they voted on it like Brontosaurus or Pluto?


I upgraded the manual's version because that's what was referenced in the linked articles. But V is almost always better than IV, think "The Empire Strikes Back" vs. "A New Hope"!




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