Making Us Crazy: The Psychiatric Bible and the Creation of Mental Disorders
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- Synopsis
- The authors map the complex, quirky history of the DSM, often called the "psychiatric Bible" from its inception in the early 1950s to the present. They show that the DSM has been used and misused to shape social policy toward people with mental illnesses. The DSM has also been highly subject to political currents. Specific "diagnoses" such as homosexuality, borderline personality, and post-traumatic stress disorder are discussed in depth as illustrations.
- Copyright:
- 1997
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 827 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780684822808
- Publisher:
- Free Press
- Date of Addition:
- 03/15/04
- Copyrighted By:
- Herb Kutchins, Stuart A. Kirk
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Health, Mind and Body, Psychology, Medicine
- Submitted By:
- Deborah Kent Stein
- Proofread By:
- Deborah Kent Stein
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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