The latest version of the psychiatric manual (DSM) includes grief, racism, and normal childhood behavior as a mental disorders. Full interview here: https://www.patreon.com/Nightflight Jerry Marzinsky and I analyze what that might entail in the future. The first thing to understand when it comes to the DSM is that there is not one single “mental disorder” that can be diagnosed by a laboratory test. These disorders are voted upon by the leaders in the field of psychiatry. The NYT reported over the weekend that the inclusion of the new “disorder” marks an end to a prolonged debate within the field of mental health, prompting researchers and clinicians to view intense grief as a target for medical “treatment”, aka the prescribing of psychiatric medication, which would likely lead to a financial windfall for pharmaceutical companies. The disorder’s inclusion in the DSM-5, the latest edition of the manual, means insurers can be billed for the medication. Should the medical field really dictate how long grief has to last? Every individual has a different way of grieving, including the time it takes to process a significant loss. Should people really be drugged because they do not fit into the prescribed pattern of grieving? Website: https://www.jerrymarzinsky.com/