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what is an example of a "culture-bound" disease from the DSM, which is exemplifies that lack of objectivity that you are talking about?
By your logic, countries other than 'the west' could just as easily put out their own DSM equivalent with biases based on their culture and situation. Have they? >

Depends on how expensive their militaries are, no?
(The DSM started as a manual created by the U.S. military: shocker!) >

Is the only way you could make something like the DSM through the military? No, of course not. >

I’m sorry but I’m not going to explain how disincentivizing it is to produce a competing system of control when an effective one already exists. >

You keep arguing at right angles to your previous arguments. How does 'this is an effective system of control' argue against 'you can make DSM-equivalents through the civilian sector'? How does your first comment argue against the idea of people making their own DSM if cultural bias is the problem?