Talk:Spectrum disorder

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 * schizophrenia spectrum
 * post-traumatic stress spectrum
 * social anxiety spectrum
 * panic-agoraphobia spectrum

With sources, these could be restored. Whatever404 (talk) 18:44, 26 July 2009 (UTC)

Bad move ?
I do not think this move from Spectrum disorder to Spectrum (psychiatry) is optimal ... this is not a common search term, and the original name was more appropriate. Sandy Georgia (Talk) 10:20, 18 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Problem with original title is phrases such as "autistic spectrum disorder" generally mean a disorder falling on the autistic spectrum, rather than a "spectrum disorder" that is called Autistic. A spectrum itself can involve a range of conditions, disorders, states and traits. The definition becomes convoluted when trying to define it as "spectrum disorder". Pile-Up (talk) 11:11, 18 February 2010 (UTC)


 * But readers searching the term will always search Spectrum disorder, never Spectrum (psychiatry); perhaps asking for help at WT:MED will result in a solution for this? Sandy Georgia  (Talk) 20:10, 18 February 2010 (UTC)


 * I don't mind, whatever is necessary for Wikipedia. Pile-Up (talk) 21:25, 18 February 2010 (UTC)


 * I'll post over to WT:MED then, to see if others have any ideas. Regards, Sandy Georgia  (Talk) 21:39, 18 February 2010 (UTC)


 * I am responding to the question at WikiProject Medicine. I think that either name is acceptable, but that "spectrum disorder" is somewhat preferable.  If people think the only spectrum disorder is ASD, then this article should enlighten them.  WhatamIdoing (talk) 03:23, 19 February 2010 (UTC)


 * I think spectrum disorder would be best as this is what people will be looking for, but either term is technically okay. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 16:34, 19 February 2010 (UTC)

I propose renaming this article to Spectrum approach and then leading it with A Spectrum approach to mental disorders... Or in psychiatry or whatever. But the phrase seems to turn up Google hits including peer-reviewed literature, is consistent with some related terminology, and avoids having to commit the title to a particular field. I'll make the move in a while unless anyone is opposed. Eversense (talk) 05:13, 28 December 2011 (UTC)


 * "Spectrum approach" doesn't seem to be a proper topic. Googling it returns nothing like this article. None of the references mention "spectrum approach" in their title. Is this original research? Bhny (talk) 17:20, 15 November 2014 (UTC)


 * On further thought, this article really needs to be moved back to the original "Spectrum disorder", and there seems to be a consensus above and only one person who proposed "Spectrum approach" Bhny (talk) 17:26, 15 November 2014 (UTC)

Proposed merge with Emotional Spectrum Disorder
Spectrum disorder seems to lack a couple of specifics found in Emotional spectrum disorder, but the latter is very short. On the other hand, it's surprising that the latter article doesn't make this same classification, one that includes both depression and anxiety, for example. Largoplazo (talk) 12:48, 2 May 2017 (UTC)

Psychosis spectrum
Came to remove schizoid personality disorder from the psychotic/schizophrenia spectrum section (reasoning here) and ended up changing a few more things in the list to better reflect the current DSM. I wasn't sure if a complete rewrite would be appropriate so I only did a few things (like add Catatonia which is now a separate diagnosis) and fixed a grammar issue in the little blurb below the list (which doesn't read very well and doesn't make a ton of sense to me so I'm afraid to touch it any further). Iridi (talk) 08:06, 28 June 2017 (UTC)

Mental disorders only?
Whether or not the term should be used outside psychology and psychiatry, it often is. The article on restless leg syndrome uses it and links to this page.

Autism is also a spectrum disorder that, while often falling under the "neuropsychiatric" category, wouldn't usually be referred to as a "mental disorder." It's similar to calling panic disorder an "adrenal disorder," not entirely false but not consistent with how the term is typically used in medicine. 2603:7081:1603:A300:2CC4:A198:82DB:C8BF (talk) 18:49, 18 September 2023 (UTC)