Saving Normal: An Insider's Revolt Against Out-Of-Control Psychiatric Diagnosis, DSM-5, Big Pharma, and the Medicalization of Ordinary Life (Hardcover)

from dysmonia

Saving Normal was somewhat eye-opening, and also confirmed a lot of suspicions about the mental health industry (and yes, it is an industry, not healthcare). Dr. Allen Frances was the chair of the DSM-IV task force, so he has the inside scoop on how the psychiatric community categorized and defin...

from jpporter

This is an interesting book. Dr. Allen was a member of the groups that developed - and later revised - DSM III (Diagnostics and Statistical Manual for Behavioral Science, 3rd Edition), and chaired the committee that developed DSM IV. Saving Normal is a reflection on developments in psychiatry aft...

from dysmonia

Saving Normal was somewhat eye-opening, and also confirmed a lot of suspicions about the mental health industry (and yes, it is an industry, not healthcare). Dr. Allen Frances was the chair of the DSM-IV task force, so he has the inside scoop on how the psychiatric community categorized and defin...

from Meredy

Six-word review: Well-documented indictment of medical profiteering. Extended review: When you put a profit motive behind finding as much as possible wrong with as many people as possible, suddenly and frighteningly a lot of people have something wrong. And nothing lends itself better to free-whe...

from dysmonia

Saving Normal was somewhat eye-opening, and also confirmed a lot of suspicions about the mental health industry (and yes, it is an industry, not healthcare). Dr. Allen Frances was the chair of the DSM-IV task force, so he has the inside scoop on how the psychiatric community categorized and def...