They are currently in the process of updating this “Mental Health Bible” for its 5th edition, and it is this editor’s opinion (one with a psychology background) that some new recession “disorders” will have to be added into the fold.
What was once known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), can now be dubbed HR-PTSD, for human resources personnel on the front lines of layoffs and staff cutbacks, as well as for those who have been laid off. Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia (PDwA) can now be referred to as 401K-PDwA, which is characterized by severe heart pounding, flop sweat-filled, never-leave-the-house-again, panic attacks every time one decides to check on the current state of their retirement savings. And a good old-fashioned Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) can be reclassified as MSNBC/CNN/FOX/NPR OCD disorder, which can best be recognized by an uncontrollable need to watch news streams to find out what is happening with this recession, if the DOW is up or down, what Obama will do next and how the banks, mortgages and jobs are faring.
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- Carl Gustav Jung