The Nuance

The Drawbacks of ‘Harm Inflation’

Expanding our definitions of harm, trauma, and mental disorder may be a “mixed blessing,” experts say

Markham Heid
Elemental
Published in
5 min readDec 1, 2021

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Photo: Nik Shuliahin / Unsplash

Several years ago, in 2013, the American Psychiatric Association made a controversial change to its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).

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Markham Heid
Elemental

I’m a frequent contributor at TIME, the New York Times, and other media orgs. I write mostly about health and science. I like long walks and the Grateful Dead.