An addendum to the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) 5th Ed.

Janice Arenofsky
The Haven
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5 min readJul 7, 2020

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Since the manual’s last edition, other entries have widened the scope of mental illness. A panel of six normals — a carpenter, a dentist, a CPA, a ballet dancer, a homeless person, and a TV celeb — have assembled a summary of the most worrisome of these disorders.

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Janice Arenofsky
The Haven

Humorist who aims to make it to the big leagues. So laugh like a hyena and pretend i’m Fran Leibowitz. What? You don’t know her. Get a life!