I'm heading out the door so I don't have time to find a link, but you'll
find an interesting related article in the Science Times section of today's
NYTimes ("Alcohol's Toll on Fetuses: Even Worse Than Thought").

Paul Smith
Alverno College
Milwaukee

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From: Marjorie S. Hardy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 7:13 AM
Subject: Fetal Alchol Syndrome


> The disorders in the DSM are not categorized based on their etiology,
> but rather on the observable or reportable symptomotology.  Thus, mental
> retardation--the disorder--is defined, but the causes may be many
> (including alcohol ingestion during pregnancy).  That's why you won't
> find Downs Syndrome, Fragile X, etc. in the DSM either.
>


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