"' Inflammatory demyelinating diseases "'( IDDs ), sometimes called "'Idiopathic "'( IIDDs ) because the unknown etiology of some of them, and sometimes known as "'borderline forms of multiple sclerosis "', is a collection of multiple sclerosis variants, sometimes considered different diseases, but considered by others to form a spectrum differing only in terms of chronicity, severity, and clinical course.
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It has also been argued that the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders ( and to some extent any system of categorical classification of mental disorders ) uses definitions and terminology that are inconsistent with a recovery model, leading to suggestions that the next version, the DSM-V, requires : greater sensitivity to cultural issues and gender; to recognize the need for others to change as well as just those singled out for a diagnosis of disorder; and to adopt a dimensional approach to assessment that better captures individuality and does not erroneously imply excess psychopathology or chronicity.
