Criticism

   SDVG is one of the most questionable and controversial mental disorders SDVG and treatment put into question at least since the 1970's. In a SDVG sure many doctors, teachers, policymakers, parents and the media. The range of opinions about SDVG quite wide - from those who do not believe that there SDVG, to those who believe that there are genetic or physiological prerequisites of this state.

   Researchers from a Canadian university Mc Masters identified five main points on which developed the discussion:

   The clinical diagnosis for which there is no laboratory or radiological tests confirm the disease or characteristic physical features of the organism.

   Criteria for diagnosis are often changed.

   The number of diagnoses differs significantly across countries.

   Lack of clarity about what can be attributed to the SDVG and changes in the criteria for diagnosis have led to confusion. Ethical and legal issues in relation to treatment are the main areas of disagreement, as well as the marketing of stimulants in the treatment groups and SDVG individuals who receive money from pharmaceutical companies.

   Occupational physicians and the news agency claimed that the diagnosis and treatment of this disorder deserves more thorough investigation.

   Some individual and group completely deny the existence of SDVG. These include Thomas Sas, Michel Foucault, and such groups as the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR). However, most medical institutions, and U.S. courts consider diagnoses SDVG legitimate.