1. "Will not support" means only that NIH doesn't plan to contribute to the cost of publication.

2. Whether or not one or two nuts think it's all wrong, and NIH is short on funds, does not affect citations using its contents by researchers or "medical" practicioners who choose to use the terminologies defined in it.

3. The primary purpose of the DSM is only to clearly state the most commonly accepted usage for certain terminologies used in therapeutic and research practices. It has always included "commonly used" terms that it has stated should not be used because there are better ones.

4. Although fairly widely used, the DSM has no legal status and any use depends on the choice to use it by anyone who wants to use it.

5. DSM-V has been "released for review" but is probably still at least a year away from being adopted. THE ENTIRE PURPOSE of a release for review is to elicit everybody's arguments - and ESPECIALLY ALL THE OBJECTIONS.

6. Uninformed bystanders are unlikely to contribute much of anything to the process.

7. Even quite a few psychiatrists don't like psychiatry very much.

8. A copy of any DSM has always cost more than it's worth to anyone who can't take a deduction for it.

John