Episode 483 • • 33:31 - 39:34
483: Culture Creationism
Mentally Ill Offender Treatment Act, DSM-V and Behavioral Disorders
Legislation to reauthorize the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act is analyzed in the context of expanding government surveillance of mental health. The reliance on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is criticized, suggesting that broad definitions of disorders like Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD) could lead to increased state intervention. The act facilitates collaboration between criminal justice systems and mental health treatment providers.