EDD - is it real?

Check out this well-written account from a woman who claims to have EDD, Empathy Deficit Disorder:

http://www.cnn.cm/2008/living/personal/06/18/0.empathy/index.html

I don't believe this is an official DSM (diagnost statistical manual) IV-R, and even if it is, one should carefully consider what it means to look at wellness and states of being through a DSM lens. This is not to say that I disagree that this woman hasn't stumbled on a deep-seeded problem stemming from childhood and the failure of attunement and attachment in early childhood. I can say that putting a label on it and applying a code for the hope of creating a viable billing code for health insurance is questionable. Otherwise, I know a bunch of women who might like to say that their husbands need to see a therapist for EDD as well.

Of course, I'm sure insurance companies will know, most DSM disorders are being labeled on predominantly females, i.e. women are more likely to be diagnosed Borderline than men, especially if they come across as manipulative or angry. Maybe they'll have to come up with a diagnosis of EDD that is more male friendly.