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psychiatric manual: nonconformity and freethinking is now classified as a mental illness
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 1112255:MV8xMjIxOTE2XzE5ODc3ODkwXzk0MzA1RERB] now political dissidents can be thrown in mental hospitals against their will :5a: fighting it would just make the diagnosis easier [/quote]
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Oct 8th, 2010
Is nonconformity and freethinking a mental illness? According to the newest addition of the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), it certainly is. The manual identifies a new mental illness called “oppositional defiant disorder” or ODD. Defined as an “ongoing pattern of disobedient, hostile and defiant behavior,” symptoms include questioning authority, negativity, defiance, argumentativeness, and being easily annoyed.
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