Bias disorder

Bias disorder, also known as extreme bias disorder, is a mental condition not yet fully accepted by the mental health/science community. However, it is currently being considered to be added to the official list of actual mental disorders: the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders [DSM-TR IV].

Short of being a mental disorder, discussion also suggests that a bias disorder may explain the propensity of some individuals toward violence and the view that war is the only available solution to personal emotional disquiet.

References

• published by the American Psychiatric Association. (2000), DSM-TR IV: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, American Psychiatric Association, ISBN 0-89042-025-4 
• Lyons, Declan; O’Malley, Art (2002), "The Labeling of Dissent—Politics and Psychiatry Behind the Great Wall", Psychiatric Bulletin 26 (12): 443–44, doi:10.1192/pb.26.12.443, http://pb.rcpsych.org/cgi/content/full/26/12/443 
• Radke, Bill (January 7, 2006), "Hate Disorder", Weekend America, http://weekendamerica.publicradio.org/programs/index_20060107.html  radio interview with Dr. Edward Dunbar.
• Vedantam, Shankar (December 10, 2005), "Psychiatry Ponders Whether Extreme Bias Can Be an Illness", Washington Post, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/09/AR2005120901938.html 
• Pies, Ronald (May 1, 2007), "Is Bigotry a Mental Illness?", Psychiatric Times 24 (6), http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=199202755