DSN-IV (The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of 'Normal'
Disorders)
Psychotic Disorders
669.xx Psychiatry Disorder
A. Delusional thought patterns, consisting of at least two
of the
following:
(1) Patronization
(2) Responsibility
(3) Thought Decryption
(4) Stereotyping
(5) Pseudoscientific
B. Symptoms have clinically caused significant impairment in
at
least one major area of functioning for at least one other
person.
C. Duration of at least six (6) months.
D. Symptoms do not manifest strictly within the context of a
personal or other non-professional relationship.
Description
Psychiatries are a family of serious delusion related
disorders.
They are extremely dangerous, with the psychiatrist often
becoming a
danger to others. (It is many agree that psychiatry maybe
the most
severe and debilitating of the normal disorders.)
Psychiatrists
often use drugs, imprisonment, and harmful adversives on
their
victims. The primary area of delusion for in psychiatry
centers on
being a savior of sorts, who must rescue others from
themselves
using any means possible. Generally, psychiatrists believe
they know
what is best for all people. To "help" others,
they perform all
manner of strange rituals on these patients (sometimes
called
clients, consumers, or other politically correct terms).
Unfortunately, this "help" tends to be covertly
based on the
psychiatrists goals and ideal, even if at odd with that of
the
patient, and is often quite harmful.
Psychiatrists tend to believe that they have a special
understanding
both of the minds of others, and of the nature of reality in
general. They typically will believe that they know what is
going
through the minds of other ("Thought
Decryption"), and, more
importantly, what should be going through the minds of
others.
Often, it is believed that the thoughts or feelings of
others are
wrong, and that the persons mind must be fixed
("cured") to match
what the psychiatrist thinks should be in the patient's
mind. These
beliefs about having a special understanding of others minds
are
sometimes referred to as "first rank" symptoms
of psychiatry, though
it is unlikely that they are pathonomic of psychiatry. Any
disagreement with the psychiatrist's views or refusal of
treatment
is likely to be taken as a sign of just how
"disturbed" (thinking
incorrectly) the "patient" is. In addition,
psychiatrists often
believe that their own view of reality is absolutely
correct, or at
least close enough to judge other views as wrong, defective,
or
delusional. Views of patients that conflict with those of
the
psychiatrist are taken as signs of severe disease, and as
needing to
be "cured." The views of psychiatrists,
especially those ideas
related to psychiatry (those listed as symptoms under
criteria A.)
are usually of delusional intensity, and are not responsive
to
reason or evidence. In fact, it has often been noted that
reasoning
with a psychiatrist will only strengthen these delusional
beliefs,
and cause the patient to be seen as even more defective.
However, it
should be remembered that most of these behaviors are not
malicious,
and in most cases the psychiatrist actually believes he or
she is
helping his or her victims.
Patronization: This is the belief that the psychiatrist has
the
right to do whatever it takes to "help" others,
even if its against
the will of those whom are to be "helped."
Responcibility: Like patronization, but in case the
psychiatrist
believes that well being of others is somehow his or her
personal
responsibility. As a result, obsessive or compulsive
"help" behavior
may be present, as the psychiatrist believes that is it his
or her
duty to help the "patients." Typically, this
means
forcing "treatments" on them because not to do
so would
be "unethical," "unprofessional," or
just plain bad.
Thought Decryption: This is the belief, as describe above,
that the
psychiatrist is somehow able to decipher the thoughts or
feeling of
other. The "deciphered" thoughts are often
considered real, even in
the face of conflicting evidence, such as the behavior or
verbal
report of a patient. Often considered a first rank symptom,
and
especially common in the para-Freud subtype of psychiatry.
Often
called "first rank" symptom, thought decryption
may be the prevalent
of all psychiatric delusions.
Stereotyping: This is the belief that large numbers of very
different people may be grouped into pre-defined categories
of "illness." Virtually any unusual or deviant
behavior may be
classified as an "illness" in this way, and then
these illness may
then be "treated" (i.e., the person may be made
"normal," or like
the presumed mode of the populations). Often, it is assumed
that
what is good for one person in a certain category will be
good for
all or most others, and that they may be treated as all the
same.
Pseudoscientific: This is the belief that at unfounded,
idiosyncratic, or just plain bizarre set of beliefs held by
the
psychiatrist (such as psychoanalysis or object relations
theory),
usually relating to the above themes, are actually a cutting
edge
science. Often used, this is used in direct contradiction to
the
open, questioning, and self-correcting spirit of good
science, as a
means validating the "correctness" of the
psychiatrist's delusions.
This helps to justify the delusional intensity of the
psychiatrist
belief system, and to intimidate patients into compliance
(or
authorities into forcing compliance) with the
psychiatrist's "treatments."
Associated Features & Differential Diagnosis
Normal personality and neurotypicality are both quite common
among
psychiatrists, though their exact relationship is uncertain.
It may
be that the intolerance typical of normal personality leads
to the
formation of psychiatric delusions.
In addition, most 9though not all) psychiatrists have an
impairment
of receptive communication. Often, they will not listen, or
fail to
listen closely. They will often misinterpret statements made
to them
in such a way as to "prove" their preexisting
delusions or to label
the speaker as "sick." Further, they are often
quite literal minded,
frequently taking figurative sayings or metaphors as
concrete
statements (thus producing a belief that the speaker is
delusional
and/or hallucinating). Very frequently, psychiatrists will
give
stereotyped responses based on a category to which the
patient is
believed to belong, even if though they have nothing to do
with what
the patient said actually said. It is uncertain whether
these
communication deficits are specifically related to
psychiatry, or to
comorbid neurotypical disorder. Clinical experience,
however,
suggests these communication deficits may be especially
common and
severe among psychiatrists.
The name "psychiatry disorder" has been
questioned in recent years,
as it has been noted that an identical disorder exists in
some
clinical psychologist, social workers, and non-psychiatric
medical
professionals. Therefore, the diagnosis of psychiatry
disorder
should not be limited to professional psychiatrist. An
interesting
observation is that those with medical degrees are more
likely to be
of the bio-organized type (see below), while psychologists
and
social workers are more likely to be either robionic or
pare-Freud.
Subtypes
The following are major subtypes of psychiatry commonly
recognized:
669.10 Bio-Organized
Preoccupation with concepts of biological disease
Often uses medical "quick-fixes," such as
psychotropic drugs,
psychosurgery, or electroconvulsive therapy.
The bio-organized type of psychiatry is so named because
they tend
to organize their delusions around biological concepts, such
as
genetic defects and biochemical imbalances. Categories of
difference
are often held to be genetically based defective phenotypes,
constituting disease, though other biologically based
explanation
for differences are sometimes found. Invariably, the
inevitable
biological difference found between behavior phenotypes are
used to
rationalize their classification as disease, however. In
keeping
with the biological out look, bio-organized psychiatrists
typically
use biomedical techniques, such as drugs, to make there
patients
normal. Once rare, the incidence of bio-organized psychiatry
is
quite high, so that the prevalence is increasing. There is
evidence
that bio-organized is now the most common type of psychiatry
in US,
and possibly the world.
669.20 Robionic
At least two of the following:
(a) Overly mechanical and superficial thinking, especially
concerning human behavior
(b) Frequent use of "brainwashing" techniques,
such as Applied
Behavior Analysis and other conditioning methods
(c) Lack of a Theory of Mind Sinclair, 1997)
Does not meat the criteria for 669.10, bio-organized
psychiatry.
The robionic form of psychiatry is so called because of the
tendency
for such psychiatrists to treat patient (and sometimes
others) as
robot like machines. Robionic psychiatrists, who often call
themselves "behaviorists," typically use
behavioral techniques, such
as classical and operant conditioning or discrete trials to
force
others to conform to arbitrary standards of
"normality." (Once
common example of such a standard is to make a
child "indistinguishable from ... normally developing
peers,"
without consideration of the actual adaptiveness of such
behavior.)
Robionic psychiatrists are less likely to attack
high-functioning
adults than other psychiatrist, but are notorious for
"training"
children and less functional people.
669.30 Para-Freud
Delusions of Though Decryption Pressent
Preoccupation with elaborate symbol systems and elaborate
schemes of
an "unconscious" mind
Magical thinking
Does not meet criteria for 669.10 (bio-organized psychiatry)
or
669.20 (robionic psychiatry)
Para-Freud psychiatry is named after an early case history
of a
psychiatrist named Sigmund Freud. Para-Freud psychiatry is
defined
by its elaborate system of delusions about various
unconscious
processes, which may differ somewhat between psychiatrists.
Internal
conflict, blame of the patient for being different for some
unconscious ulterior motive, and the belief that rejection
of there
views is the result of unconscious denial and
"repression" are
hallmarks of pare-Freud psychiatry. Para-Freud psychiatrist
typically subject patients to many long, expensive talk
sessions and
subtle indoctrination (in contrast to the more drastic
methods used
by robionic psychiatrists), though "brief
therapy" is becoming more
popular. Example of common para-Freud techniques and
doctrines
include psychoanalysis, "depth" psychology, and
object relations
theory.
669.90 Eclectic
The term eclectic psychiatry refers to all practicing
psychiatrists
not found in one of the other categories. To be considered
eclectic,
one must meet the general criteria for psychiatry disorder,
but not
the criteria for any (other) specific subtype.
669.60 Retired Psychiatry
A previous episode of psychiatry disorder, of any type,
meeting full
criteria
Continues to hold many of the psychiatric views, possibly in
a
milder form
No longer meet criteria B. for psychiatry disorder
Sometimes a psychiatrist will cease to be a threat to
others, while
maintaining some of the characteristic though patterns of
psychiatry. These are referred to as retired psychiatrists.
Onset & Prognosis
There is usually a prodrome of eight or more years before
full fedge
psychiatry is manifest. However, some of the features of
psychiatry
may be seen even earlier, sometimes even at a young age. The
incidence of psychiatry seems to peak around thirty years of
age in
both sexes, but some casesmay appear later, and a few
slightly
earlier (though rarely before twenty-five years of age).
Despite
many references to "child psychiatrists," there
has never been an
evidence of a child practicing psychiatry; it appear that
"child
psychiatrists" are simply adult psychiatrist that
primarily
victimize children.
Psychiatry is a very dangerous disorder, and often resistant
to
reason. Further, the prognosis is quite poor, with the
disorder
usually lasting for decades, and recovery very rarely
complete -
often, the best recovery that can be hoped for is a
remission into
the retired state. Thus, in many cases, the best thing to do
with
psychiatrists is simply to avoid them.
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Last Updated: 6 September 1999
First Written (Diagnostic Statistical Nonsense, DSN-Y): 24
December
1996
Officially Revised (DSN-Y-RRR-I-don't-know): 2 August 1997
ISNT Edition: 6 September 1999
Author: Jared Blackburn
Copyright © 1996, 1997, 1999 Jared Blackburn
Psychiatrists tend to believe that they have a special
understanding
both of the minds of others ... Often, it is believed that
the
thoughts or feelings of others are wrong, and that the
persons mind
must be fixed ("cured") ... However, it should
be remembered that
most of these behaviors are not malicious, and in most cases
the
psychiatrist actually believes he or she is helping his or
her
victims.
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