&gt;  It&#x27;s not known to me whether this is the theoretical purpose of psychiatry<p>The fringe of the mental health profession objects to treating people’s symptoms as if they are the problem. The mainstream has standardized on a perverse standard of care, where they precisely “diagnose” patients with one of the meaningless labels contained in the DSM.<p>The author of &#x27;The Doctor Isn&#x27;t In&#x27; [1] is an older psychiatrist who is not kind to the mainstream practices of his profession. Another piece of his is &#x27;How Psychiatry Lost Its Way&#x27; [2].<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.commentarymagazine.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;the-doctor-isnt-in&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.commentarymagazine.com&#x2F;articles&#x2F;the-doctor-isnt-...</a> 
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