34. VBT in History (1950s): The DSM-I and Thou

The first Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-I) was published with the intention of creating standardized language for mental abnormalities. It was also basically a war department bulletin. The controversial compendium is responsible for many important contributions to the fields of psychiatry and psychotherapy, but it also legitimized new forms of oppression and stigmatization in the name of normalizing judgments. This is part six of twelve monthly episodes revisiting bad therapy through the decades.

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Show Notes:

• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual: Mental Disorders (DSM-I)
• A brief historicity of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: Issues and implications for the future of psychiatric canon and practice
• Sexual Sunday School: The DSM and the Gatekeeping of Morality
• Very Bad Therapy: Website / Facebook / Tell Us Your Story