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2 The DSM changes its mind about what it's going to call mental disorders every few years, so obviously we can't trust it as a guide to what mental disorders really are.
Which is to say that yes, a particular mental disorder is whatever the DSM says it is.
The DSM , now in its fourth edition, is the reference book which details all the mental disorders currently acknowledged by the APA.
If you look up a disorder in the DSM , you will find that it's defined by a list of problems (such as impaired motor activity, or feeling numb and empty), a certain number of which qualify a person as having the disease.
Arguing that "Antisocial Personality Disorder" is not really what the DSM says it is, is like arguing that Madame Bovary didn't really do all those things Flaubert said she did.