Denying the existence of mental disorders is dangerous and harmful to those who indeed have these disorders.
And they are disorders. The science on this is very strong. You see "clusters" of similar conditions in millions of human beings, where each of these clusters/diseases have similar problems, and they share potential remedies.
The problems these disorders cause the individual are very real and unmistakeably negative. Sometimes this is muddied by people claiming schizophrenia, ADHD and bipolar disorder have "hidden benefits", especially creativity. Sometimes conspiracy nuts equate mental disorders with some kind of "dissident" behavior that has to be censors. It's not. These people suffer, and it's not only society that makes them suffer, but also their brain biology...
And they are disorders. The science on this is very strong. You see "clusters" of similar conditions in millions of human beings, where each of these clusters/diseases have similar problems, and they share potential remedies.
The problems these disorders cause the individual are very real and unmistakeably negative. Sometimes this is muddied by people claiming schizophrenia, ADHD and bipolar disorder have "hidden benefits", especially creativity. Sometimes conspiracy nuts equate mental disorders with some kind of "dissident" behavior that has to be censors. It's not. These people suffer, and it's not only society that makes them suffer, but also their brain biology...