God damn{1} I wish people{2} could wake up.{3}
{4} Political abuse of psychiatry in the Soviet Union
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_abuse_of_psychiatry_in_the_Soviet_Union
During the leadership of General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev, psychiatry was used as a tool to eliminate political opponents ("dissidents") who openly expressed beliefs that contradicted official dogma.[4] The term "philosophical intoxication" was widely used to diagnose mental disorders in cases where people disagreed with leaders and made them the target of criticism that used the writings by Karl Marx,
BTW, the "right" person was not voted into the USSR, it imploded and cannibalism ensued.{5}
lets finally be that one society that saw this coming and stopped it?
Signs and symptoms[edit] (WIKI - Oppositional Defiant Disorder)
Previously, DSM-IV-TR (that is now replaced by DSM-5) stated that the child must exhibit four out of the eight signs and symptoms listed below in order to meet the diagnostic threshold for oppositional defiant disorder.[3] Furthermore, they must be perpetuated for longer than six months and must be considered beyond normal child behavior to fit the diagnosis.[4][5]
Actively refuses to comply with majority's requests or consensus-supported rules.[6]{4}
Performs actions deliberately to annoy others.[6]{1}
Angry and resentful of others.[5]{2}
Argues often.[5]{5}
Blames others for their own mistakes.[7]
Frequently loses temper.[7]{3}
Spiteful or seeks revenge.[7]
Touchy or easily annoyed.[7]
These patterns of behavior result in impairment at school and/or other social venues.[5]
Common features of oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) include excessive, often persistent anger, frequent temper tantrums or angry outbursts, as well as disrespect of authority. Children and adolescents with ODD often purposely annoy others, blame others for their own mistakes, and are easily disrupted. Parents often observe more rigid and irritable behaviors than in siblings.[8] In addition, these young people may appear resentful of others, and when someone does something they don't like they prefer revenge over more sensitive solutions.[9]
For a child or adolescent to qualify for a diagnosis of ODD, these behaviors must cause considerable distress for the family or interfere significantly with academic or social functioning. Interference might take the form of preventing the child or adolescent from learning at school or making friends, or placing him or her in harmful situations. These behaviors must also persist for at least six months. Effects of ODD can be greatly amplified by other disorders in comorbidity such as ADHD.[10] Other common comorbid disorders include depression and substance use disorders.[11]
BZZZZZT! Lock 'im up! Drug 'im up! Throw away the key until you shut 'im up!
Actively refuses to comply with majority's requests or consensus-supported rules.[6]{4}
Performs actions deliberately to annoy others.[6]{1}
Angry and resentful of others.[5]{2}
Argues often.[5]{5}
Blames others for their own mistakes.[7]
Frequently loses temper.[7]{3}
Spiteful or seeks revenge.[7]
Touchy or easily annoyed.[7]
moos, may I suggest my own One Step Program?
Step one: Consider carefully and dispassionately what it is that you are taking seriously...
Psikhushka
Psikhushka (Russian: психушка; [pʲsʲɪˈxuʂkə]) is a Russian ironic diminutive for psychiatric hospital.[2] In Russia, the word entered everyday vocabulary.[3] It has been occasionally used in English since the Soviet dissident movement and diaspora community the West used the term. In the Soviet Union, psychiatric hospitals were often used by the authorities as prisons in order to isolate political prisoners from the rest of society, discredit their ideas, and break them physically and mentally; as such they were considered a form of torture.[4] The official explanation was that no sane person would be against socialism
Fuck's sake Americans... what does it take?
The official explanation was that no sane person would be against socialism
What can be done about this? If someone tries to push against it wouldn't lead to being diagnosed ODD?
Though I like the pic from the article...
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Nuh-uh! Obviously, the colors should be reversed! (Or is that just my ODD coming through ... ?)
Depression is real and so is sociopathy and narcissism. I don't think psychiatric drugs are the answer to depression though, having dealt with it myself and largely rid myself of it without any chemical help.Depression is quite real.
That I am sure we can all agree on.
Also not all clinicians subscribe 100% to the use of the DSM.
Depression is real and so is sociopathy and narcissism. I don't think psychiatric drugs are the answer to depression though, having dealt with it myself and largely rid myself of it without any chemical help.
There's mountains of bullshit in the DSM, but personality disorders do exist. Once you deal with a sociopath it becomes clear that truly antisocial personalities are real, very problematic and there's no real way to treat them.