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Revising Book on Disorders of the Mind

In a conference call on Tuesday, Dr. Regier, Dr. Kupfer and several other members of the task force outlined their favored revisions. The task force favored making semantic changes that some psychiatrists have long argued for, trading the term "mental retardation" for "intellectual disability," for instance, and "substance abuse" for "addiction."

One of the most controversial proposals was to identify "risk syndromes," that is, a risk of developing a disorder like schizophrenia or dementia. Studies of teenagers identified as at high risk of developing psychosis, for instance, find that 70 percent or more in fact do not come down with the disorder.

"I completely understand the idea of trying to catch something early," Dr. First said, "but there's a huge potential that many unusual, semi-deviant, creative kids could fall under this umbrella and carry this label for the rest of their lives."

I Cannot See with my Restor Lens

by jennypig, Jun 28, 2009 03:19PM
I am 60 years old, could see well in distance, used readers for reading.  When the Dr. told me I had cataracts and needed surgery, he reommended the Restor Lens implants (at an additional $3000. over what insurance would pay.  I choose to get these after reading the material they put out.  That was 8 months ago.  I cannot see well now at all.  Difficulty in using computer, reading, reading music (I am an organist) and my nighttime vision has so many halos that I don't drive at night.  My Dr. thinks I should be satified as when I am in his office, he says I read the charts well.  When I leave his office, I know I cannot see well at all  My intermediate vision is terrible, my close-up vision is also bad and neither can be helped with reading glasses anymore.  He even gave me a -1 reader, no luck. and with not being able to drive at night, I am very distressed and wish I had never had this surgery.  What could have gone wrong?  What should I do?  Get a second opinion? Live with it?  Could my Dr have made a mistake in the strength of the lens? HELP.
Jennifer

I had ReStor IOLs installed and it was the biggest mistake I ever made...

by Susan12345, Nov 20, 2006 12:00AM
If you had trouble adapting to bifocal glasses DON'T go for a multifocal IOL.  I had ReStor IOLs installed and it was the biggest mistake I ever made, I regret it daily. I asked the doctor before whether not being able to adapt to bifocals would have any effect on not being able to adapt to multifocal  IOL's and he said no, but he was clueless.  I'm still constantly switching glasses (I can't read with the ReStors's at all without reading glasses (same strength I had before surgery) so it's still back and forth switching glasses) and there is a frequent fluttering which drives me nuts as my eyes and brain try to catch up with each other.   I still haven't figured out HOW these are supposed to work, but they sure don't work for me.  Susan12345