Posted on 05/23/2013 8:50:54 AM PDT by Old Sarge
It’s not a stretch to suggest that Americans are over medicated. In 2011 doctors across the nation wrote an astounding four billion medical prescriptions, amounting to an average of 13 prescriptions for every man, woman and child in the United States.
In the next few weeks the American Psychiatric Associations is releasing their updated fifth version their Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5); the so-called ‘bible’ of psychiatric diagnoses. The new manual promises to take mental illness and the use of prescription drugs to a whole new level.
You may not be considered “crazy” or “mentally ill” today, but under the new guidelines experts say half of us will be diagnosed with a psychiatric condition in the future.
The odds will probably be greater than 50 percent, according to the new manual, that you’ll have a mental disorder in your lifetime.
The increasing number of disorders comes about because some “problems” that were not previously considered to be mental illness were reclassified as such by their inclusion in the DSM—and it is the DSM that functionally defines mental illness in the United States.
You see, in the DSM-5 the definitions for mental illness have been expanded to include a whole host of new symptoms and conditions.
For example, under the new guidelines if your 6 to 18 year-old child throws a temper tantrum from time to time or has a mood swing, a psychiatrist could diagnose the condition as a “Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder” requiring professional treatment. Keep in mind that in psychiatry “professional treatment” almost always means prescription drugs.
Are you over the age of 55 and have “senior moments” like forgetting where you put your keys? If so, then in all likelihood you have a neurocognitive disorder.
Do you stockpile food, supplies or other items in anticipation of a disaster? If so, you may have what’s called an obsessive compulsive hoarding disorder.
“The reality shows have raised awareness, but they tend to sensationalize the patients, and they rarely talk about treatment.”
“The big change,” Dr. Saxena said, “will be an official recognition of hoarding as an important neuropsychic disorder that will increase screening, increase detection and diagnosis, and refer patients in for treatment.”
While the new hoarding guidelines don’t specifically target “preparedness,” the fact is that some ‘professionals’ have already suggested that if you have any level of anxiety about the possibility of a major catastrophe, or your motivation for preparing for unforeseen events includes a distrust of the government, then you've got psychological problems.
Now, with the DSM-5, they can officially diagnose you as crazy.
Dr. Allen Frances, the author of Saving Normal, says that the new requirements will, ”turn everyday anxiety, eccentricity, forgetting and bad eating habits into mental disorders.”
The changes being introduced by the DSM-5 are nothing short of a sweeping overhaul of our mental health care system, and they will have effects that many experts can’t even fathom. But those behind the DSM, who work very closely with government experts, know exactly what they’re doing.
Let’s connect the dots a little bit to get an idea of how this is going to have a direct impact on your life in the very near future.
Under the new regulations set forth by the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, certain groups of Americans like school children, seniors, those on government health plans, active-duty military personnel, and veterans will be required to submit to mental health screenings.
Page 1137 of the The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act provides grants for the operation of school-based health centers required to include “mental health and substance abuse disorder assessments” for children and adolescents.
On page 1191 is found a section on Mental Health Screening that refers to a program called “Healthy Aging, Living Well”. Persons ages 55-64 are being targeted for screening activities that can include “mental health/behavioral health and substance use disorders.”
Obamacare requires mental health services for many other groups.
These include Medicaid recipients, addicts, mothers with postpartum depression, the elderly, and soldiers. There’s even has a section called “Mental Health in Small Businesses” which awards grants to small businesses willing to provide workplace wellness programs that encourage “healthy lifestyles, healthy eating, increased physical activity and improved mental health.”
Are you starting to see where this is going?
You’ll be forced by your child’s school, by the government, and even your private employer to be involuntarily screened. And the psychiatrists who’ll be performing the diagnoses will be utilizing the criteria outlined in the DSM-5.
According to the afforementioned statistics, there’s a 50% chance that those being screened will be found to have some type of mental health condition.
But that’s just the beginning.
As we know, once diagnosed, failure to take the treatment (e.g. medication) prescribed could then be deemed unlawful behavior, especially in the case of children.
Not possible in America? Think again:
Earlier this year, administrators from the Berne-Knox-Westerlo school district called Albany County Child Protective Services, alleging child abuse when the Carrolls said they wanted to take Kyle off the drug.
As a result, the Carrolls are now on a statewide list of alleged child abusers, and they have been thrust into an Orwellian family court battle to clear their name and to ensure their child isn’t removed from their home. “It’s beyond the point of whether he should be on it. Now it’s the point of them telling us what we’re going to do,” said Michael Carroll. “They’re telling me how to raise my child.”
“The schools are now using child protective services to enforce their own desires and their own policies,” said David Lansner, a New York City lawyer who has seen cases similar to the Carrolls’. “The parents’ authority is being undermined when people have to do what some public official wants,” Lansner added. “This thing is so scary,”
It’s already happening, and with nearly 4 million children every year being (mis)diagnosed with ADHD, we can expect the numbers to rise significantly under the new DSM guidelines.
It’s important to understand, however, that they’re not just targeting our children. They’re coming after all of us.
The DSM-5, coupled with Obama Care legislation, will allow the government unprecedented control over lives.
One such example is the targeting of America’s gun owners. Legislation is in the works in many states, as well as the U.S. Congress, that would require mental health screenings for firearms ownership. Should these bills pass, then about half of America’s gun owners would immediately lose their right to bear arms for any manner of “disorders” that could include stress, anxiety, depressed mood or even poor eating habits!
And while gun control proponents would applaud the victory, what they fail to understand is that by green-lighting such a government intrusion, they are setting themselves up for future legislation that may restrict their own rights for activities that may include maintaining employment or caring for their children.
Once a diagnoses is made the government will then have the ability to enforce it at the barrel of a gun.
If your child is diagnosed with ADHD or separation anxiety disorder, and you refuse to feed them their prescription cocktail, then the government will step in and take your children under the guise of protecting them… from you!
Likewise, you may one day be forced to be screened by your employer and found to be mentally ill (remember, 50/50 shot!). If you refuse the professional treatment that’s recommended, you could lose your job as a result. And because the Department of Homeland Security has been busy creating a Domestic No-Work List, all prospective employers will know of your condition and your refusal to seek professional treatment.
The possibilities, now that the door has been opened, are endless.
Entirely correct.
This is exactly why people who genuinely need help avoid seeking it or making themselves known. This includes military personnel and civilians I’ve encountered.
My advice – especially if you value your job or your professional esteem –is: Don’t see a therapist; don’t mention your psychology to your doctor…one innocent comment is all it takes before a medical professional takes it upon himself to recommend a specialist or treatment for a problem fabricated by pseudo-academics and lucky-dipped straight from the DSM.
If you are tolerant of the prospect of our country assimilating and propagating totalitarian values, then let your doctor direct and control your approach to your own health. You are at liberty to give away your power - but don’t be surprised when you find yourself devoid of liberties.
the DSM is no longer a valid work of science. (has not for so some time)
It has crossed the rubicon into junk science.
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Correct. Thanks for a voice of sanity, and very good examples given to make the distinction.
I recommend people staying away from the shtf site -- sensational garbage like a worse version of National Enquirer.
Unless you encounter a psychiatrist version of Lois Lerner -- and there surely are a few -- ordinary mental health professionals are not going to be using the new DSM guidelines against patients, conservative or otherwise. The bad apples would have done it even with the old guidelines.
There is a simple cure for all this-—just put mortal fear in your friendly neighborhood shrink.
This is the only thing that I have read that explains the polls regarding satisfaction with obama. Unfortunately, the lunatics ARE running the asylum.
50 percent is believable.
40 something percent voted for Obama, which you have to be insane to do....
Is half the population crazy? Well, if it weren’t, we wouldn’t be in the crap heap we are in....
Sorry but hate is a sign of mental illness. Turn yourself in for re-grooving. I will join you because I hate them too.
Most psychs don’t take the thorough approach that you do and this is exactly why people who genuinely need help avoid seeking it or making themselves known.
(Including military personnel and civilians in service whom I’ve encountered.)
This is why people are so worried -and they’ve a right to be.
For example, for those with ptsd, accepting a diagnosis is much more than facing yourself. It is essentially the prospect of giving away your capacity as a citizen; in court and in society. For many, this is loosing the freedom you fought for.
If you think you might be a danger to others, it is your responsibility to hand yourself to professional care; but what you do with yourself is your own business.
To everyone else: If you are tolerant of the prospect of our country assimilating and propagating totalitarian values, then let your therapist/psych direct and control your approach to your own health. You are at liberty to give away your power - but don’t be surprised when you find yourself devoid of liberties.
Is homosexuality a listed mental disorder? I think at one time it was.
Thanks, Steve. My mother was afflicted with this in the last years of her life - there was no remedy. I used the time that she was in the hospital to clear out the rubbish. I used 40 huge black garbage bags just on the bedroom.
We can share a room!
That is...if you don’t mind living with a bass playing biker. LOL.
I wouldn’t be surprised if somewhere in the manual is a diagnosis that disapproval of homosexuality is a mental illness.
Don’t worry. Once there’s a Republican president again, distrust of the government will be instantly removed from the crazy books and put back on the Cool Kids list.
Or you will simply hide your guns.
Sure, guns are planned to be on the list, but the ultimate goal is Christianity. Islam will be OK/exempt, but outlawing Christianity is what they really want.
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