Yeah, that's what NOS officially means. But the way the diagnostic system is intended to work, there shouldn't be diagnoses that essentially say "we know this person has a disorder, and it's similar to these other disorders, but it's not any specific disorder." It's not like there's some finite number of disorders that exist, and they're all listed in the DSM - the number of recognized disorders has increased with each edition of the DSM, as research uncovered more distinct patterns of psychopathology. So it stands to reason that distinct patterns of behavior that emerge within a NOS category represent a disorder that simply hasn't been described yet.
|
