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The Puzzle, The Science, The APA and the DSM-V

Started by Shana A, July 12, 2009, 07:33:09 AM

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Shana A

July 12, 2009, 07:33:09 AM
Saturday, 11 July 2009
The Puzzle, The Science, The APA and the DSM-V
Zoe Brain

http://aebrain.blogspot.com/2009/07/puzzle-science-apa-and-dsm-v.html

Professor Milton Diamond (who I hold in the very highest regard BTW) then goes on to say in the conclusions:

    The evidence for androgen-induced organization-activation in nonhuman mammals is clear. The preponderance of evidence does point in that direction for humans as well but the evidence is less clear. Due to pre birth conditions the human appears to be biased towards sex appropriate patterns of behavior, sexual orientation and gender orientation. The reason for the lack of surety is simple. With animals experimentation is possible so one can modify parameters of study to get a better understanding of cause and effect relationships. This is not ethically proper for humans. For humans it takes so-called experiments of nature and different clinical situations to offer opportunities for analysis. And basically the human experiments of nature are in the areas of intersex and different trans conditions, principally transsexuality.
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde
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