December 28, 2013

Who Decides Who's Crazy? - Big Pharma and the DSM


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuH-qVjTtVA
Commonly referred to as the psychiatric diagnostic "bible," the APA's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders has always generated controversy. How are disorders diagnosed? What criteria are used to establish disorders in the first place? Are the categories subjective? Do they reflect cultural biases?

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