Now independent thinkers are considered diseased by psychiatry

It's only natural that the field of psychiatry seeks to bring as many people as possible under its umbrella, since doing so increases the opportunity of psychiatrists to make money. This is exactly analogous to expanding the definition of "terrorist" such that the FBI, CIA, and Homeland Security can justify their growing budgets.

RE: Now independent thinkers are considered diseased by psychiatry

Psychiatrists have been working on the fourth revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and, in it, they hope to add a whole slew of new psychiatric disorders. Unfortunately, many of these disorders are merely differences in personality and behavior among people.

The new edition may include "disorders" like "oppositional defiant disorder", which includes people who have a pattern of "negativistic, defiant, disobedient and hostile behavior toward authority figures." Some of the "symptoms" of this disorder including losing one's temper, annoying people and being "touchy".

Other "disorders" being considered include personality flaws like antisocial behavior, arrogance, cynicism or narcissism. There are even categories for people who binge eat and children who have temper tantrums...