SMI – Serious Mental Illness The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), which defines SMI (Serious Mental Illness) as: A mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder (excluding developmental and substance use disorders); Diagnosable currently or within the past year; Of sufficient duration to meet diagnostic criteria specified within the 4th edition of the Diagnostic…
Tag: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Autism and sociopath
I am in a discussion on another blog about Autism and sociopaths. Let me state this unequivocally. It is possible for a child to be a sociopath and have autism. How do I know? I don’t have to look any further than my son David. He has facets of autism. and he is a sociopath….