A newspaper editorialist argues that the use of DSM-5 diagnostic labels is destructively antidemocratic, because it enables an elite corps of mental health professionals to subtly control the values and lifestyles of the rest of society. First give reasons supporting this argument, then defend the continued use of diagnostic labels.

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A Newspaper Editorialist Argues That the Use of DSM-5 Diagnostic