Rejected Disorders from the American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) Work Group

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Fareed Zakaria
Zoloft Deficiency
Mixed Avoidant-Dependent Personality Disorder
Co-Occurring Stigmata-Compulsive Hand-Washing Disorder
Persistent and Irritating Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (Mild or Habañero)
Mental Disorder due to Falun Gong (法輪功)
Scientology
Donald Rumsfeld’s Syndrome
Disorder Ego-Dystonic and Totally Clueless Homosexuality
Co-Occurring Apathy-Amnestic Disorder
Chronic Religious Fundamentalism Disorder
Maladaptive but Completely Understandable Relational Disorder
Manifest Destiny
Chronic Undifferentiated Maternal Whining Disorder
1. Jewish Mother Type
2. Catholic Mother Type
3. Muslim Mother Type

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