proposal to classify happiness as a psychiatric disorder

I happened across this in my web wanderings, and it was too good not to post. From the article:

In a review of the relevant literature it is shown that happiness is statistically abnormal, consists of a discrete cluster of symptoms, is associated with a range of cognitive abnormalities, and probably reflects the abnormal functioning of the central nervous system. One possible objection to this proposal remains--that happiness is not negatively valued. However, this objection is dismissed as scientifically irrelevant.

How can you not love that? (Emphasis mine.)

It was originally published in 1992 in the Journal of Medical Ethics, and PubMed hosts a .pdf of the original article.