Thank you for this review, Matt. I haven't read it (and won't be)--but as described by you, the emergence of this book is an interesting milestone. Psychiatry has always been a strange profession, driven paradoxically by compassion and a genuine desire to relieve distress in at least some psychiatrists, but also a pseudoscientific, "let's play doctor," throw-whatever-sticks-at-the-wall hideous hubris. The reverence for the holy DSM (whatever number) over the years has its own cultish and dangerous aspects--as well as its usefulness. Humans categorize to understand reality, but the categories we make up so often keep us from seeing reality clearly. It IS positive that the writer from her "professional" role is sharing how dangerous and real is the ROGD aspect of sex-denialism in teenaged girls. It is also good that she writes well and describes the hell we have read about from parent after parent in PITT. So, I hope it may make a difference for some children. And yes, it will be interesting to see if the writer evolves in her understanding.
Thank you for this review, Matt. I haven't read it (and won't be)--but as described by you, the emergence of this book is an interesting milestone. Psychiatry has always been a strange profession, driven paradoxically by compassion and a genuine desire to relieve distress in at least some psychiatrists, but also a pseudoscientific, "let's play doctor," throw-whatever-sticks-at-the-wall hideous hubris. The reverence for the holy DSM (whatever number) over the years has its own cultish and dangerous aspects--as well as its usefulness. Humans categorize to understand reality, but the categories we make up so often keep us from seeing reality clearly. It IS positive that the writer from her "professional" role is sharing how dangerous and real is the ROGD aspect of sex-denialism in teenaged girls. It is also good that she writes well and describes the hell we have read about from parent after parent in PITT. So, I hope it may make a difference for some children. And yes, it will be interesting to see if the writer evolves in her understanding.