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If every grieving widow has a place in the DSM-5, why not Ariel Castro?
I saw some of Castro’s remarks at his sentencing. He seemed completely disconnected from the standard world. His behavior was out of bounds, abnormal, inexcusable and, to use a word favored by some within mental health advocacy community, he appears to have anosognosia of the criminal type. If madness has a spectrum, Castro has a place within it.
I’m glad to see some awkwardness around labeling Castro. It gives us an opportunity to consider the negative effects of labeling anyone as anything.
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The picture below is by Malaika Puffer, from her blog "Sort of just a person"
Even well-intentioned diagnostic labeling can hurt.
I saw some of Castro’s remarks at his sentencing. He seemed completely disconnected from the standard world. His behavior was out of bounds, abnormal, inexcusable and, to use a word favored by some within mental health advocacy community, he appears to have anosognosia of the criminal type. If madness has a spectrum, Castro has a place within it.
I’m glad to see some awkwardness around labeling Castro. It gives us an opportunity to consider the negative effects of labeling anyone as anything.
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The picture below is by Malaika Puffer, from her blog "Sort of just a person"
Even well-intentioned diagnostic labeling can hurt.
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