Diagnostic & Statistical Manual: Psychiatry's Deadliest Scam (2011)

10/19/2011 (US) • Documentary • 1h 18m

When diagnosis becomes deception—unmasking the billion-dollar industry behind the DSM.

Overview

The documentary Psychiatry’s Deadliest Scam critiques the DSM, psychiatry’s diagnostic manual, for labeling normal behaviors as mental illnesses. It argues that the DSM lacks scientific basis and fuels a massive industry built on overdiagnosis and overmedication. Through interviews and analysis, it claims this practice jeopardizes civil liberties and ethical treatment.

Diagnostic & Statistical Manual: Psychiatry's Deadliest Scam (2011)

10/19/2011 (US) • 1h 18m

Documentary

When diagnosis becomes deception—unmasking the billion-dollar industry behind the DSM.

Overview

The documentary Psychiatry’s Deadliest Scam critiques the DSM, psychiatry’s diagnostic manual, for labeling normal behaviors as mental illnesses. It argues that the DSM lacks scientific basis and fuels a massive industry built on overdiagnosis and overmedication. Through interviews and analysis, it claims this practice jeopardizes civil liberties and ethical treatment.

Top Billed Cast

Fred A. Baughman Jr.

Self

Richard Bentall

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Jeffrey Schaler

Self

Self

Self

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Status

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Keywords

mental health

dsm

psychiatric diagnosis

patient rights

disorder inflation

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