Sex, immorality, and mental disorders.

Although the definition of a mental disorder has remained essentially the same from Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder, Third Edition, Revised (DSM-III-R) through DSM-IV to DSM-IV-TR, the account of the paraphilias has changed continually. Although the definition in all the DSMs explicitly rules out deviant sexual behavior as sufficient for labeling someone as having a mental disorder, deviant sexual behavior counts as sufficient for all the paraphilias in DSM-III-R. In DSM-IV, the account of all the paraphilias is made consistent with the definition.

Early Change in Cognitive Performance Accompanying Bilateral ECT.

In order to characterize the onset and evolution of early cognitive changes that accompany bilateral electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), the performance of 13 ECT-treated and 16 psychiatric control patients on a battery of neuropsychological tests administered daily was compared. These tests included: Digit Symbol, spokes, letter cancellation, and short-term memory tests. While both groups improved on all tests, performance of ECT patients vs.