DSM-5 Sparks Mental Illness Debate | Agenda

In this edition:
Controversial Psychiatry Guide DSM-5 - Are We All Mentally Ill?
Guest: Henrik Walter, Professor of Psychiatry, Charité University Clinic Berlin
Caravan of Hope - Do We Need an Immigration Rethink?
Laura Aguirre, Sociologist, Free University Berlin
Merkel Agitation - Chancellor's Past Back in the Spotlight
Guest: Jochen Staadt, Political Scientist and Head of The East Germany Research Project (Free University Berlin)
Read more: www.dw.de/program/agenda/s-304...

[@Babyfacedblackjesus]

I wish people knew what psychiatry and medicine are all about.

[@CoCoTheJackRussell]

"Psychiatry is NOT a branch of medicine. It is a social control mechanism that supplements the criminal system. It is a the branch of the law. There is Mental Health laws (ie. there is no Cancer law, no diabetes law)" .....Like Slavery, it was normal to whip an escaped slave, but unless we abolish slavery only then whipping a person would be unlawful. So like slavery, we must abolish Psychiatry and its power!

[@missdiablica666]

A really good discussion by the way.

[@missdiablica666]

Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD): The child must exhibit 4 out of the 8 signs and symptoms listed below in order to meet the DSM-IV-TR diagnostic threshold for oppositional defiant disorder Actively refuses to comply with majority's requests or consensus-supported rules Performs actions deliberately to annoy others Angry and resentful of others Argues often Blames others for his or her own mistakes Often loses temper Spiteful or seeks revenge Touchy or easily annoyed Seriously?

[@barbaramatthews4735]

Some people actually have a mental illness. When we paint a broader picture then we diminish the actual suffering some people experience.

[@fayescott-smith3079]

Any Doctor who prescribed addictive medication....especially to children is NO BETTER than a drug dealer on the street and should be arrested

[@cosmicplayer3360]

Anti Psychiatry. Thanks to Prof. Thomas Szasz.