> Peter Sutphen wrote: > > What!!!!! "The DSM [Diagnostic and Statistical > Manual of Mental Disorders] has changed its > evaluation of derealization [disorder] based on > interviews with enlightened TMers" > What is your source for this rather > dubious statement.
could it be this, which i got off TranceNet: SPECIFIC CULTURE FEATURES "Voluntarily induced experiences of depersonalization or derealization form part of meditative and trance practices that are prevalent in many religions and cultures and should not be confused with Depersonalization Disorder." attributed to: pages 488-490 from DSM-IV, © 1994 American Psychiatric Association, Fourth Edition, Washington, D.C. -- the standard for diagnosis in the psychological, psychiatric, and counseling fields. source: http://www.trancenet.org/research/dsm.shtml -- To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/