Today's psychologists consider the diagnosis of drapetomania to be a cruel diagnosis based on the prevailing culture of slavery in the early years of the nineteenth century.

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Drapetomania was a diagnosis created in the early 19th century that claimed that enslaved people who attempted to escape their owners suffered from a mental disorder. Today, this diagnosis is considered to be a cruel portrayal of the enslaved population in the US and is not recognized as a legitimate mental disorder.

Today's Psychologists Consider the Diagnosis of Drapetomania to Be a Cruel