,PSY*IATRY'S ,OPPRESSION ( ,Y\NG ,AN>*I/S--& ! ,UND]GR\ND ,RESI/ANCE 

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,AU?OR 3 ,BRUCE ,E4 ,LEV9E 

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,MANY Y\NG PEOPLE DIAGNOS$ ) M5TAL DISORD]S >E ESS5TIALLY AN>*I/S ) ! BAD LUCK ( BE+ MISID5TIFI$ BY M5TAL HEAL? PR(ESSIONALS :O3 7#a7 >E IGNORANT ( ! SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY ( AN>*ISM1 7#b7 EMBRACE1 (T5 )\T POLITICAL CONSCI\SNESS1 IT'S OPPOSITE IDEOLOGY ( HI]>*ISM1 & 7#c7 CONFUSE ! SIGNS ( AN>*ISM ) SYMPTOMS ( M5TAL ILLNESS4 

,! MASS M$IA EQUATES AN>*ISM ) *AOS & VIOL5CE4 ,H[EV]1 ! SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY ( AN>*ISM REJECTS AU?ORIT>IAN GOV]NM5T1 OPPOSES CO]CION1 /RIVES = GREATE/ FRE$OM1 WORKS T[>D 0MUTUAL AID0 & VOLUNT>Y COOP]ATION1 & MA9TA9S ?AT PEOPLE ORGANIZ+ !MSELVES )\T HI]>*IES CREATES ! MO/ SATISFY+ SOCIAL >RANGEM5T4 ,MANY AN>*I/S ADH]E TO ! PR9CIPLE ( NONVIOL5CE 7?\< ! QUE/ION ( VIOL5CE HAS HI/ORICALLY DIVID$ AN>*I/S 9 !IR BATTLE TO ELIM9ATE AU?ORIT>IANISM74 ,NONVIOL5T AN>*I/S HAVE 5]GIZ$ ! ,OCCUPY ,MOVEM5T & O!R /RUGGLES = ECONOMIC JU/ICE & FRE$OM4 

,9 PRACTICE1 AN>*ISM IS NOT A DOGMATIC SY/EM4 ,SO = EXAMPLE1 0PRACTICAL AN>*I/0 P>5TS WILL USE !IR AU?ORITY TO GRAB !IR *ILD :O HAS BEGUN TO RUN \T 9TO TRAFFIC4 ,H[EV]1 PRACTICAL AN>*I/S /RONGLY BELIEVE ?AT ALL AU?ORITIES HAVE ! BURD5 ( PRO( TO JU/IFY CONTROL1 & ?AT MO/ AU?ORITIES 9 MOD]N SOCIETY CANNOT BE> ?AT BURD5 & >E ?US ILLEGITIMATE--& %\LD BE ELIM9AT$ & REPLAC$ BY NONCO]CIVE1 FREELY P>TICIPAT+ RELATION%IPS4 

,MY EXP]I5CE AS A CL9ICAL PSY*OLOGI/ = ALMO/ ?REE DECADES IS ?AT MANY Y\NG PEOPLE LABEL$ ) PSY*IATRIC DIAGNOSES >E ESS5TIALLY AN>*I/S 9 SPIRIT :O >E PA9$1 ANXI\S1 DEPRESS$1 & ANG]$ BY CO]CION1 UNNECESS>Y RULES1 & ILLEGITIMATE AU?ORITY4 ,AN (T5 US$ PSY*IATRIC DIAGNOSIS = *ILDR5 & ADOLESC5TS IS OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORD] 7,O,D,D72 ITS SYMPTOMS 9CLUDE 0(T5 ACTIVELY DEFIES OR REFUSES TO COMPLY ) ADULT REQUE/S OR RULES0 & 0(T5 >GUES ) ADULTS40 

,AMONG Y\NG PEOPLE DIAGNOS$ ) ATT5TION DEFICIT HYP]ACTIVITY DISORD] 7,A,D,H,D71 PSY*OLOGI/ ,RUSSELL ,B>KLEY1 ONE ( MA9/REAM M5TAL HEAL?'S LEAD+ ,A,D,H,D AU?ORITIES1 SAYS ?AT !Y HAVE DEFICITS 9 0RULE-GOV]N$ BEHAVIOR10 AS !Y >E LESS RESPONSIVE TO RULES ( AU?ORITIES & LESS S5SITIVE TO POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE CONSEQU5CES4 ,A FREQU5TLY US$ RESE>* TOOL ?AT DI/+UI%ES ALCOHOL_/DRUG ABUS] P]SONALITIES WAS DEVELOP$ BY ,CRAIG ,MAC,&REW 7COMMONLY CALL$ ! ,M,A,C SCALE71 & IT REVEALS ?AT ! MO/ SIGNIFICANT 0ADDICTIVE P]SONALITY TYPE0 HAVE DISCIPL9E PROBLEMS AT S*OOL1 >E LESS TOL]ANT ( BOR$OM1 >E LESS COMPLIANT ) AU?ORITIES & SOME LAWS1 & 5GAGE 9 MORE DISAPPROV$ SEXUAL PRACTICES4 

,I HAVE 5C\NT]$ MANY PEOPLE :O HAD BE5 DIAGNOS$ ) BIPOL> DISORD]1 S*IZOPHR5IA1 & O!R PSY*OSES1 & :O >E N[ POLITICALLY CONSCI\S AN>*I/S1 9CLUD+ ,SAS*A ,ALTMAN ,DU,BRUL1 AU?OR ( ,MAPS TO ! ,O!R ,SIDE3 ,! ,ADV5TURES ( A ,BIPOL> ,C>TOGRAPH]4 ,DU,BRUL1 SEV]AL TIMES DIAGNOS$ ) BIPOL> DISORD]1 HAS LIV$ 9 REBEL COMMUNITIES 9 ,MEXICO1 ,C5TRAL ,AM]ICA1 & ,MANHATTAN'S ,L[] ,EA/ ,SIDE1 WORK$ ON COMMUNITY F>MS1 P>TICIPAT$ 9 ,E>? ,FIR/6 ROAD BLOCKADES1 DEMON/RAT$ ON ! /REETS 9 ! ,BATTLE = ,SEATTLE1 & HE REPORTS ?AT MANY ( HIS ANTI-AU?ORIT>IAN FRI5DS ALSO HAVE BE5 DIAGNOS$ ) M5TAL ILLNESS4 

,TE5AG]S1 AS EVID5C$ BY !IR MUSICAL TA/ES1 (T5 HAVE AN AFF9ITY = ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANISM1 BUT MO/ DO NOT ACT ON !IR BELIEFS 9 A MANN] ?AT W\LD MAKE !M VULN]ABLE TO VIOL5T REPRISALS BY AU?ORITIES4 ,H[EV]1 ,I HAVE F\ND ?AT MANY Y\NG PEOPLE DIAGNOS$ ) M5TAL DISORD]S--P]HAPS [+ TO SOME COMB9ATION ( 9TEGRITY1 FE>LESSNESS1 & NAIVITY--HAVE ACT$ ON !IR BELIEFS 9 WAYS ?AT ?REAT5 AU?ORITIES4 ,HI/ORICALLY 9 ,AM]ICAN SOCIETY1 !RE IS (T5 A /EEP PRICE PAID BY ?OSE :O HAVE ?IS COMB9ATION ( 9TEGRITY1 FE>LESSNESS1 & NAIVITY4 

,:ILE ,DU,BRUL & HIS FRI5DS HAVE POLITICAL CONSCI\SNESS1 MY EXP]I5CE IS ?AT MO/ REBELLI\S Y\NG PEOPLE DIAGNOS$ ) M5TAL DISORD]S DO NOT1 & SO !Y BECOME EXCIT$ TO HE> ?AT !RE IS ACTUAL POLITICAL IDEOLOGY ?AT 5COMPASSES !IR PO9T ( VIEW4 ,!Y IMM$IATELY BECOME MORE :OLE AFT] !Y DISCOV] ?AT ANSW]+ 0YES0 TO ! FOLL[+ QUE/IONS DOES NOT MEAN ?AT !Y SUFF] FROM A M5TAL DISORD] BUT 9/EAD HAVE A C]TA9 SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY3 

,DO Y\ HATE CO]CION & DOM9ATION8 

,DO Y\ LOVE FRE$OM8 

,>E Y\ WILL+ TO RISK PUNI%M5TS TO GA9 FRE$OM8 

,DO Y\ 9/9CTIVELY DI/RU/ L>GE1 IMP]SONAL1 & DI/ANT AU?ORITIES8 

,DO Y\ ?9K PEOPLE %\LD ORGANIZE !MSELVES RA!R ?AN SUBMIT TO AU?ORITIES8 

,DO Y\ DISLIKE BE+ EI!R AN EMPLOY] OR AN EMPLOYEE8 

,DO Y\ SMILE AFT] READ+ ! ,WALT ,:ITMAN QUOTE 0,OBEY LITTLE1 RESI/ MU*08 

,Y\NG PEOPLE :O OPPOSE 9EQUALITY & EXPLOITATION1 REJECT A CAPITALI/ ECONOMY1 & AIM = A SOCIETY BAS$ ON COOP]ATIVE1 MUTUALLY-[N$ 5T]PRISE >E ESS5TIALLY LEFT-AN>*I/S--P]HAPS CALL+ !MSELVES 0AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S0 OR 0AN>*O-COMMUNIT>IANS40 ,:5 !Y DISCOV] :AT ,NOAM ,*OMSKY1 ,PET] ,KROPOTK91 ,KIRKPATRICK ,SALE1 OR ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN HAVE TO SAY1 !Y MAY ID5TIFY ) !M4 ,!SE Y\NG PEOPLE HAVE A /RONG MORAL /REAK ( EGALIT>IANISM & A DESIRE = SOCIAL & ECONOMIC JU/ICE4 ,NOT ONLY >E !Y NOT M5TALLY ILL BUT1 FROM MY P]SPECTIVE1 !Y >E ! HOPE ( SOCIETY4 

,!RE IS ANO!R GR\P ( FRE$OM-LOV+ Y\NG PEOPLE :O HATE ! CO]CION ( P>5TS1 S*OOLS1 & ! /ATE BUT LACK AN EGALIT>IAN MORAL /REAK1 & >E V]Y MU* 9TO MONEY & CAPITALISM4 ,SOME ( !M MAY HAVE BE5 DRAGG$ 9TO ! M5TAL HEAL? SY/EM AFT] HAV+ BE5 CAU<T DRUG DEAL+1 & >E LABEL$ ) CONDUCT DISORD] &_/OR A P]SONALITY DISORD]4 ,:ILE !SE Y\NG PEOPLE REBEL AGA9/ !Y !MSELVES BE+ CONTROLL$ & EXPLOIT$1 MANY ( !M >E NOT AV]SE TO CONTROLL+ & EXPLOIT+ O!RS1 & SO >E NOT AN>*I/S1 BUT SOME HAVE SPIRITUAL TRANS=MATIONS & BECOME SO4 

,AN ,UND]GR\ND ,RESI/ANCE = ,OPPRESS$ ,Y\NG ,AN>*I/S 

,!RE >E AT LEA/ TWO WAYS ?AT M5TAL HEAL? PR(ESSIONALS CAN JO9 ! RESI/ANCE3 7#a7 SPEAK \T AB\T ! POLITICAL ROLE ( M5TAL HEAL? 9/ITUTIONS 9 MA9TA9+ ! /ATUS QUO 9 SOCIETY1 7#b7 DEPA?OLOGIZE & REPOLITICIZE REBELLION 9 ONE'S CL9ICAL PRACTICE1 :I* 9CLUDES HELP+ Y\NG AN>*I/S NAVIGATE AN AU?ORIT>IAN SOCIETY )\T BECOM+ SELF-DE/RUCTIVE OR DE/RUCTIVE TO O!RS1 & HELP+ FAMILIES BUILD RESPECTFUL1 NON-CO]CIVE RELATION%IPS4 

,IF A NONVIOL5T AN>*O-COMMUNIT>IAN 7POLITICALLY CONSCI\S OR O!RWISE7 IS DRAGG$ BY P>5TS 9TO MY (FICE = FAIL+ TO TAKE S*OOL S]I\SLY BUT IS O!RWISE PLEASANT & EXCIT$ BY LE>N+1 ,I TELL P>5TS ?AT ,I DO NOT BELIEVE ?AT !RE IS ANY?+ ESS5TIALLY 0DISORD]$0 ) !IR *ILD4 ,?IS SOMETIMES GETS ME FIR$1 BUT NOT ALL ?AT (T54 ,IT IS MY EXP]I5CE ?AT MO/ P>5TS MAY ?9K ?AT BELIEV+ A SOCIETY CAN FUNCTION )\T CO]CION IS NAIVE BUT !Y AGREE ?AT IT'S NOT A M5TAL ILLNESS1 & !Y'RE OP5 TO SUGGE/IONS ?AT WILL CREATE GREAT] H>MONY & JOY )9 !IR FAMILY4 

,I WORK H>D ) P>5TS TO HAVE !M UND]/& ?AT !IR ATTEMPT TO CO]CE !IR *ILD TO TAKE S*OOL S]I\SLY NOT ONLY HAS FAIL$--?AT'S :Y !Y'RE 9 MY (FICE--BUT WILL LIKELY CONT9UE TO FAIL4 ,& 9CREAS+LY1 ! PA9 ( !IR FAIL$ CO]CION WILL BE COMP\ND$ BY ! PA9 ( !IR *ILD'S RES5TM5T1 :I* WILL DE/ROY !IR RELATION%IP ) !IR *ILD & CREATE EV5 MORE FAMILY PA94 ,MANY P>5TS ACKN[L$GE ?AT ?IS RES5TM5T ALREADY EXI/S4 ,I ASK LIB]AL P>5TS1 = EXAMPLE1 IF !Y W\LD TRY TO CO]CE A HOMOSEXUAL *ILD 9TO BE+ HET]OSEXUAL OR VICE V]SA1 & MO/ SAY1 0,( C\RSE NOT60 ,& SO !Y BEG9 TO SEE ?AT TEMP]AM5TALLY AN>*I/ *ILDR5 CANNOT BE SIMIL>LY CO]C$ )\T GREAT RES5TM5T4 

,IT HAS BE5 MY EXP]I5CE ?AT MANY REBELLI\S Y\NG PEOPLE LABEL$ ) PSY*IATRIC DISORD]S & SUB/ANCE ABUSE DON'T REJECT ALL AU?ORITIES1 SIMPLY ?OSE !Y'VE ASSESS$ TO BE ILLEGITIMATE ONES1 :I* JU/ HAPP5S TO BE A GREAT DEAL ( SOCIETY'S AU?ORITIES4 ,(T51 !SE Y\NG PEOPLE >E CRAV+ A RELATION%IP ) MUTUAL RESPECT 9 :I* !Y CAN RECEIVE HELP NAVIGAT+ ! AU?ORIT>IAN SOCIETY >\ND !M4 

,! ,U4,S4 ,C5T]S = ,DISEASE ,CONTROL ON ,MAY #a#g1 #b#a#c1 9 0,M5TAL ,HEAL? ,SURVEILLANCE ,AMONG ,*ILDR5--,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 #b#e-#b#a#a10 REPORT$3 0,A TOTAL ( #a#c.0-#b.0 ( *ILDR5 LIV+ 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES EXP]I5CE A M5TAL DISORD] 9 A GIV5 YE>1 & SURVEILLANCE DUR+ #a#i#i#d-#b#a#a HAS %[N ! PREVAL5CE ( !SE CONDITIONS TO BE 9CREAS+40 

,IS !RE AN EPIDEMIC ( *ILDHOOD M5TAL ILLNESS1 OR IS !RE A CURI\S REVOLT8 ,MY EXP]I5CE IS ?AT MANY Y\NG ,AM]ICANS--FEEL+ HELPLESS1 HOPELESS1 BOR$1 SC>$1 MISUND]/OOD1 & UNC>$ AB\T--ULTIMATELY REBEL2 BUT GIV5 !IR :]E)AL1 !IR REBELLION IS (T5 DISORGANIZ$1 FUTILE1 SELF-DE/RUCTIVE1 & APPE>S TO M5TAL HEAL? PR(ESSIONALS AS A DISORD] OR ILLNESS4 ,UND]LY+ MANY ( PSY*IATRY'S DIAGNOSES IS ! EXP]I5CE ( HELPLESSNESS1 HOPELESSNESS1 BOR$OM1 FE>1 ISOLATION1 & DEHUMANIZATION4 ,DOES SOCIETY1 ESPECIALLY = Y\NG PEOPLE1 PROMOTE3 

,RESPECTFUL P]SONAL RELATION%IPS--OR MANIPULATIVE IMP]SONAL ONES8 

,EMP[]M5T--OR HELPLESSNESS8 

,AUTONOMY 7SELF-DIRECTION7--OR HET]ONOMY 79/ITUTIONAL-DIRECTION78 

,P>TICIPATORY DEMOCRACY--OR AU?ORIT>IAN HI]>*IES8 

,DIV]SITY & /IMULATION--OR HOMOG5EITY & BOR$OM8 

,EMOTIONAL & BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS >E (T5 NATURAL HUMAN REACTIONS TO A SOCIETY ?AT C>ES LITTLE AB\T3 7#a7 AUTONOMY--SELF-DIRECTION & ! EXP]I5CE ( POT5CY1 7#b7 COMMUNITY--/RONG BONDS ?AT PROVIDE = ECONOMIC SECURITY & EMOTIONAL SATISFACTION1 & 7#c7 HUMANITY--! V>IETY ( WAYS ( BE+ HUMAN1 ! V>IETY ( SATISFACTIONS1 & ! V>IETY ( NEGATIVE REACTIONS TO FEEL+ CONTROLL$ RA!R ?AN UND]/OOD4 ,Y\NG AN>*I/S >E ESPECIALLY S5SITIVE TO ,AM]ICAN SOCIETY'S ABS5CE ( AUTONOMY1 COMMUNITY1 & HUMANITY--& ?IS CAN RESULT 9 OV]:ELM+ ANXIETY & DEPRESSION4 

,:ILE GIANT PH>MACEUTICAL CORPORATIONS PROMOTE PSY*IATRY'S AU?ORITY AS A VEHICLE = 9CREAS$ DRUG SALES1 ! :OLE ( ! CORPORATE /ATE SUPPORTS PSY*IATRY SO AS TO MA9TA9 ! /ATUS QUO4 ,9 ! OLD ,SOVIET ,UNION1 POLITICAL DISSID5TS W]E DIAGNOS$ BY PSY*IATRI/S AS M5TALLY ILL1 !N HOSPITALIZ$ & DRUGG$4 ,EV5 MORE EFFECTIVE = ?OSE AT ! TOP ( ! HI]>*Y IS :AT N[ OCCURS 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES3 DIAGNOS+ & TREAT+ ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS BE=E !Y HAVE REA*$ POLITICAL CONSCI\SNESS & BE=E !Y HAVE CREAT$ COMMUNITIES ( RESI/ANCE4 

,ONE REASON ?AT !RE IS SO LITTLE POLITICAL ACTIVISM 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES IS ?AT A POT5TIALLY HUGE >MY ( ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS >E BE+ DEPOLITICIZ$ BY M5TAL ILLNESS DIAGNOSES & BY ATTRIBUTIONS ?AT !IR 9ATT5TION1 ANG]1 ANXIETY1 & DESPAIR >E CAUS$ BY DEFECTIVE BIO*EMI/RY1 NOT BY !IR ALI5ATION FROM A DEHUMANIZ+ SOCIETY4 ,!SE DIAGNOSES & ATTRIBUTIONS MAKE !M LESS LIKELY TO ORGANIZE DEMOCRATIC MOVEM5TS TO TRANS=M SOCIETY4 

,9 ! E>LY N9ETE5? C5TURY 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 A NETWORK ( SECRET R\TES1 CONDUCTORS1 & SAFE H\SES W]E UTILIZ$ BY ,AFRICAN-,AM]ICANS TO ESCAPE FROM SLAV]Y4 ,?IS NETWORK WAS COMMONLY CALL$ 0,! ,UND]GR\ND ,RAILROAD10 ORGANIZ$ BY RUNAWAY SLAVES1 FREE ,AFRICAN-,AM]ICAN ABOLITIONI/S1 & :ITE ABOLITIONI/S4 ,TODAY1 COMMUNITIES ( EX-PSY*IATRIC PATI5TS 7SEE1 = EXAMPLE1 ,M9D,FRE$OM & ! ,IC>US ,PROJECT7 >E HELP+ Y\NG ANTI-AU?ORIT>IANS RESI/ !IR M5TAL ILLNESS LABEL+ & CO]CIVE TREATM5TS4 ,!RE >E ALSO A H&FUL ( M5TAL HEAL? PR(ESSIONAL DISSID5T ORGANIZATIONS ?AT1 :ILE NOT PROMOT+ ! SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY ( AN>*ISM1 DO OPPOSE DEHUMANIZ+ DIAGNOSES & CO]CIVE TREATM5TS 7= EXAMPLE1 ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,SOCIETY = ,E?ICAL ,PSY*OLOGY & ,PSY*IATRY74 

,:ILE !RE >E C>E] RISKS = MOD]N DAY M5TAL HEAL? PR(ESSIONAL DISSID5TS1 !SE >E SMALL RISKS COMP>$ ) ?OSE TAK5 BY SLAV]Y ABOLITIONI/S4 ,SO AS A M5TAL HEAL? PR(ESSIONAL1 ,I F9D IT QUITE EMB>RASS+ ?AT !RE >E SO FEW PR(ESSIONALS 9VOLV$ 9 ! CURR5T RESI/ANCE4 

,9 ,AM]ICAN HI/ORY1 !RE HAVE BE5 SEV]AL %AMEFUL P]IODS :]E GR\PS--9CLUD+ ,NATIVE ,AM]ICANS1 HOMOSEXUALS1 & ASS]TIVE WOM5--HAVE BE5 PA?OLOGIZ$1 DEHUMANIZ$1 & MET$ \T OPPRESSIVE TREATM5TS BY M5TAL HEAL? PR(ESSIONALS 9 AN ATTEMPT TO ALT] !IR BASIC BE+4 ,TODAY'S PSY*IATRI/S1 PSY*OLOGI/S1 SOCIAL WORK]S1 & C\NSELORS W\LD DO WELL TO RECOGNIZE ?AT HI/ORIANS DO NOT LOOK K9DLY ON ?OSE PR(ESSIONALS :O P>TICIPAT$ 9 9/ITUTIONAL DEHUMANIZATION & OPPRESSION4 

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