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Background: Discussion about language and psychiatry is often limited to discussion about how DSM-classifications are being used. Fundamental and more societal questions about why individual disorders (should) exist are then rarely addressed., Aim: We introduce the term disorderism to give a name to a poorly visible effect of psychiatric classification: the dominance of an individualized understanding of psychological suffering., Method: We substantiate the term disorderism by giving a theoretical analysis as well as providing examples of disorderistic ways of thinking., Results: Our formal definition of disorderism is: the systematic decontextualization of psychological suffering by thinking about it in terms of individual disorders. At its worst disorderism brings us both failing individual treatments and (prolonged) continuation of societal problems., Conclusion: Only after we recognize disorderism in our language and in our way of thinking, we will be able to fight it. This could make room for alternative solutions to psychological suffering, next to the treatment of individuals. The emphasis in understanding psychological suffering could then partly shift to the societal domain: to societal and political choices.

Background: Milestones describing the trajectory from medical student to specialist are needed to tailor the training. This is challenging because competencies are abstract constructs. Entrustable professional activities (epas) can be a helpful framework to define milestones and to individualize the training experience.
AIM: To describe epas for the common part of the curricular framework in psychiatry in the Netherlands.
METHOD: A selective literature review and description of the activities of the epa Working Group.
RESULTS: The Working Group has preliminarily identified eight 'essential' epas.
CONCLUSION: epas for the common part of the future curricular framework for psychiatry in the Netherlands are described. Progress has to be made in the development of this curricular framework for psychiatry with inclusion of these epas.