Most controversy in mental illness seems to centre around two core issues: whether diagnostic categories have value, and, relatedly, whether treatments work. In 2014, a landmark report in Nature, the worlds’ leading scientific journal, reported finding 108 genetic regions which were associated with schizophrenia.

The diagnosis of ‘personality disorder’ can be controversial because: specialists disagree about how to understand personality disorders. it doesn’t take social context into enough account.

A Controversial Diagnosis Dell speculated that the emotional reactions to the diagnosis of DID stemmed from anxiety evoked by the disorder’s “bizarre, unsettling clinical presentation,”1 similar to some clinicians’ emotional reactions to psychiatric emergency patients.

Perhaps the most controversial of all current DSM disorders is gender identity disorder. Under the DSM-IV, people who feel that their physical gender does not match their true gender are diagnosed with gender identity disorder (GID).

Borderline personality disorder has historically been viewed as difficult to treat.

Fear of intimacy may be rooted in fear of being rejected, so you never take those first steps toward building a relationship. You may fear rejection because it happened to you before or you’ve seen it happen to others and you don’t want to experience that kind of hurt.

Intimacy is closeness between people in personal relationships. It’s what builds over time as you connect with someone, grow to care about each other, and feel more and more comfortable during your time together. It can include physical or emotional closeness, or even a mix of the two.

According to The New York Times, men and women who are married have sex an average of 58 times a year, just over more than once a week. If a spouse is withholding sex, or using it as a weapon, this is immediate grounds for divorce. …

How to cope with a sexless marriage

1. Pick your moment to talk.
2. Pick your moment to listen.
3. Be honest with yourself and each other.
4. Decide whether sex is a deal-breaker for either of you.
5. Be patient.
6. Seek help together.
7. Kindness is sexy.
8. Ban sex.

8 Ways To Cope When You’re In A Sexless Marriage

1. Remember you are not alone.
2. Identify why you stopped having sex.
3. Know that the honeymoon period isn’t a given.
4. Don’t feel pressured to have sex.
5. Don’t think about sex as just intercourse.
6. But do ask yourself if a sexless life is satisfying for you.
7. Be honest in communication.
8. Ignore what you see in the media.