Erasmus n' Kinkajou 
DSM-4 and DSM-5
The official diagnostic manual of the American Psychiatric Association.
DR Xxxxx :
The DSM Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of the American Association of Psychiatrists: Depressive Disorders: A listing
Dysthymia,
Bipolar Disorder,
Major Depression,
Depressive Personality,
Melancholy,
Psychotic Depression,
Psychosis.
Common names for depressive illness, covers terms such as Sad, Unhappy, Sadness, Badness, Miserable, Grief, Stress, Being Down, and Being Blue.
SAD, Seasonal Affective Disorder.
The Good Doctor at work.
The Paill Spectrum model suggests that clinical criteria are missing in our definition of depression. These are important as they suggest new possible treatments for depression. It also suggests that there are other “new” criteria that may be used in the making and confirming a diagnosis of depression or anxiety by a means in addition to simple clinical judgment.
Keywords and Concepts Summary
Depression covers diagnoses such as : Major Depression, manic depression, clinical depression, bipolar depression, SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder). Terms used in association with depression include sad, mad, bad, volatile mood, irritable, panic or anxiety or anxious depression, failing relationship, bad behaviour and road rage.
In the Paill Spectrum model, otherwise unappreciated but likely associated symptoms include: insomnia, impulsive actions ,many mental symptoms including psychotic type symptoms and abnormal intense thoughts, insomnia, Autism, Aspergers, dyslexia, schizophrenia, memory loss, ADD, chronic fatigue, learning difficulties, hair loss and obesity .
Depressed , low energy, unhappy, tired.
The role of a new model of illness ,called Paill Spectrum in the causation of many diseases, symptoms and conditions with no currently known cause is discussed.
The Paill Spectrum model predicts that there are a number of symptoms and signs of mental illness that are not realised to be associated with depression.
DR Xxxxx : Features of These Clinical Disorders :-[
The characteristic feature of any depression, is a chronically "depressed mood" state.
DR Xxxxx : Other common features associated with depressive illnesses include
sad mood, sadness,
down in the dumps,
irritability, or irritable mood.
DR Xxxxx : During periods of depression affected people may have
poor appetite or overeating,
insomnia or hypersomnia (reduced sleep or increased sleepiness),
low energy or fatigue or tiredness,
low or poor self esteem,
poor concentration,
difficulty making decisions and
feelings of hopelessness.
DR Xxxxx : Affected individuals may
feel or note self-criticism,
feel that they are uninteresting or incapable.
Erasmus met Dr Xxxxx and over a number of years grew to develop a belief in the problems of our world.
Erasmus is an old dog, but he reckons he still can do new tricks. He’s been around, and up and down a few dry creek beds in his lifetime .Born into servitude at the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm, Erasmus quickly realised the world could be a hostile and dangerous place. Puppies disappeared daily, never to be seen again.
Kinkajou: Features in our web sites as an adventurer but he is equally accomplished in the art of reasoning and has often followed the comments of Erasmus to their logical conclusion. His belief in the truth leads him to always "tell it true". This is the world as it can be seen and this is the real world.
Dr AXxxxx. Simply best described as a cold inhuman bastard, Erasmus says we are indeed lucky to have this paranoid psychopath on our side. In spite of his antecedents, his perspective is valuable for us to use to understand our world. Dr AXxxxx’s past background is in taking charge and being master at the helm of the ship of destiny. Control is the ultimate goal. Nothing must stand in the way of control. Domination not cooperation. Suspect your enemies and kill them first, preferably after extracting all useful information. Your destiny is yours to make and to take. Vengeance is a heady mix to this paranoic murderer.
The Commandant: Head of our security detail, the Commandant believes in doing the right thing and always considering safe options. However, his view of what is right is coloured by association with Erasmus, Kinkajou and the doctors Xxxxx.
Frobisher & Beethoven: These guys are our bullywot "security mooks", Frobisher is the literate one while Beethoven provides just more raw muscle power. While Officious and Intolerant of transgressions, they none the less have a sensitive and fragile side to their natures, an aspect their personality totally at odds with their aggressive and fierce appearance.
Goo is a simple and humble mammal.(Actually a marsupial numbat really). His ability to change the world is limited by his meagre intellect and his short life span. Furthermore, as a member of an endangered species, he has to face the prospect of personal death as well as species extinction. He could one day be the last of his kind.