It is proposed that happiness be classified as a psychiatric disorder and be included in future editions of the major diagnostic manuals under the new name: major affective disorder, pleasant type. In a review of the relevant literature it is shown ...
  • corvus@lemmy.mlEnglish
    201·
    5 days ago

    I mean… yeah, you have to be pretty crazy to be happy living in this world as it is right now.

  • Phoenixz@lemmy.caEnglish
    4·
    5 days ago

    Well so this is almost 3 decades old, but still…

    What?

    Why? The abstract doesn’t really explain the why, why would you want to do that?

    • Iron Lynx@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      19 hours ago

      The abstract suggests that happiness is a statistical anomaly, and in its final lines they suggest that “One possible objection to this proposal remains–that happiness is not negatively valued. However, this objection is dismissed as scientifically irrelevant.”

  • Venat0r@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    4 days ago

    It might not be negatively valued by the individual, but maybe it could lead to delusions that have negative externalities…