New edition of mental illness guide makes us all insane

The DSM, the Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders, is a standard tool used by psychiatrists and psychologists to assess whether someone is mentally ill.  A new edition being proposed by a panel of the American Psychological Association, has opened up whole new categories of mental illness, and considerable controversy.  If you throw a temper tantrum three times a week, are you mentally ill?  If you can't get aroused sexually, is that a mental illness?  Click on this link to read an article about the controversy from the Sarasota Herald-Tribune (1-29-12).  Here is a link to a webpage about the new DSM.

Using BPS devices to snoop

Handy GPS tracker devices will soon be on sale at the big box stores enabling purchasers to track the whereabouts of the car of their teenage child, spouse, employee, etc.  Click on this link to read the story from the Herald Tribune (1-29-12)

Oxycodone users denied driving rights

Click on this link to read a Tampa Bay Times story (12-29-11) about a Pinellas-Pasco Circuit Judge who is taking away driving rights from anyone who tests positive for Oxycodone--even if they have a legal prescription. The judge takes the warning on the bottle about driving heavy machinery--they shouldn't be doing it.  Do you think his actions will make the highways safer, or is he denying law-abiding citizens a basic right?  Is driving a "right" or a "privilege"?  Are individuals taking Oxycodone and driving indeed law-abiding citizens, or are they driving while under the influence?  How seriously should we take the warnings on prescription bottles?