According to the Daily Mail UK, there are “dozens of extravagantly titled ‘conditions’ under consideration for the latest edition of the Diagnostics and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – the psychiatrists’ ‘bible’.”
“…the American Psychological Association, which compiles the manual, says the new disorders simply reflect changes in our society.”
Not only that, but if they don’t make every little personality quirk a “disorder,” poverty- stricken psychologists and psychiatrists will be unable to submit extravagant claims to their nearest ObamaCare payment processing center.
What kind of disorders are we talking about? Well, for example, it’s not that welfare deadbeat’s fault that he’s passive, dreamy and sluggish. He suffers from “sluggish cognitive temp disorder.”
It’s not Bill Clinton’s fault that he repeatedly acts out his sexual fantasies without any thought for the hurt it may cause others. He suffers from “Hypersexuality.”
Nor is it Hillary Clinton’s fault that she is not easily aroused. She suffers from “Sexual Arousal Disorder.”
It’s not those left wing blogger’s fault that they complain constantly. They suffer from “Negativistic Personality Disorder.
It’s not Rahm Emanuel’s fault that he screams obscenities. He suffers from “Intermittent Explosive Disorder.”
And on the conservative side, it’s not Dr. James Dobson’s fault that he “gets a thrill out of being appalled by pornography and other obscenities.” He suffers from “Mary Whitehouse Syndrome.”
Some experts think the whole thing is nonsense.
“Most of these diagnoses are meaningless and have no basis in science,” noted Richard Bentall, a professor of clinical psychology at Bangor University. “But the more disorders there are, the more private business psychiatrists get.”
Leave it to liberals to come up with a good excuse for a lousy personality.
Source: Daily Mail UK
