Saving Normal
An Insider's Revolt against Out-of-Control Psychiatric Diagnosis, DSM-5, Big Pharma, and the Medicalization of Ordinary Life
by:
Allen Frances
in:
Sociology
Summary:
The book critiques the expansion of psychiatric diagnoses and the overuse of medications, arguing that normal variations in behavior are too often classified as mental disorders. It discusses the influence of the DSM-5, the pharmaceutical industry, and the potential harm of overdiagnosis and overtreatment in mental health.
Key points:
1. Overdiagnosis and Overmedication: Frances claims psychiatry overdiagnoses and overmedicates due to pharmaceutical influence, broad DSM-5 criteria, and society medicalizing normal experiences.
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