Again, the NIMH argument from authority. I truly do not understand the laser focus on clinical psychology and the DSM, which, I agree, has some major issues. Clinical medicine was not always as science-backed as it is today, but the field evolved over time as our tools and methodological became more sophisticated. I would argue that the broad field of psychology is far closer to its infancy than medicine, as it only branched off from philosophy late in the 19th century, and over time (with better tools and increased interaction with neuroscience and biology) the field will evolve to be closer to what you want. It might have a different name at that point. I think one aspect of psychology that leaves it open to attacks is that it borders a whole bunch of other fields, because it comes from an inherently fuzzy place of human consciousness and behavior.
Despite that, it still doesn't make sense to discredit all other psychological research as non-science because you don't believe in clinical psychology. By the way, if you want to trade federal research organizations, the NSF funds psychologists and psychological research.
I just can't and won't see the value in denigrating an entire field because I disagree with a piece of it. It's counterproductive and only breeds animosity. If the argument goes "hey, there are some parts to this research methodology that I don't think are up to snuff, let's focus on improving it." It's a bit more effective than "The DSM is worthless, clinical psychology is worthless, therefore all psychology is not a science."
And hey, going back to my first comment, sorry I didn't know you were the blogger, but you didn't have to be snarky, obviously I wasn't accidentally mistaking a random website for an indictment from the head.
Despite that, it still doesn't make sense to discredit all other psychological research as non-science because you don't believe in clinical psychology. By the way, if you want to trade federal research organizations, the NSF funds psychologists and psychological research.
I just can't and won't see the value in denigrating an entire field because I disagree with a piece of it. It's counterproductive and only breeds animosity. If the argument goes "hey, there are some parts to this research methodology that I don't think are up to snuff, let's focus on improving it." It's a bit more effective than "The DSM is worthless, clinical psychology is worthless, therefore all psychology is not a science."
And hey, going back to my first comment, sorry I didn't know you were the blogger, but you didn't have to be snarky, obviously I wasn't accidentally mistaking a random website for an indictment from the head.