Diagnostic opinion of Dr. Frank Dame, Psychological Associates, Pierre, SD.
AXIS I. Contains Depressive Disorder and Bipolar Disorder, Mixed Type.
AXIS II. Narcissistic Personallity Disorder with Antisocial Features.
"In Conclusion, He (Merlyn Schutterle) is dangerous to himself and others,
he has very low behavioral effeciency and is clearly in need of inpatient
hospitalization and medications."
This is the conclusion that Frank Dame came up with when the governor had
me taken in chains to be "examined." In the meeting was Dennis Pfrimmer,
Capitol Area Counseling, Pierre, and Dame's associate, a woman who I discovered
later had an addiction problem of her own.
The dynamics of this situation is important. Dame is faced with several SDHP's
in the waiting room and the governor wanting a desired outcome. For those who
don't know Dame, he is a very insecure, pathetic person. He, unlike Dr. Bean,
doesn't have the courage to stand up on his own. He seeks approval from others,
and if he can make points with the elite, he won't pass up the chance. He will
sell his patients out in a blink.
In this evaluation, Dame did not address my being a threat to children, which
was actually what Lee Pfeiffer said, not me, (all I did was let the
public know what she had said.) Sexual perpetration did not appear in the
diognosis anywhere in Dame's evaluation as it had in Pfeiffer's. But I was on
my way to Yankton regardless. That was the result of political pressure from
Janklow. Dame knew what he had to do and did it.