Racism Is A Mental Illness

So why is racism not included in the current DSM?

Image of neo-Nazis in Charlottesville from CNN

The most current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM-5, was published earlier this year. Mental health professionals use the DSM to diagnose mental illnesses and personality disorders. Yet, after we have seen so many mass shootings carried out by avowed racists, racism still has not been officially classified…