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

Pub Date: 2014-08-12 Pages: 304 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins From the most powerful psychiatrist in America ??(New York Times) and the man who wrote the book on mental illness (Wired). a deeply fascinating and urgently important critique of the widespread medicalization of normalityAnyone living a full. rich life experiences ups and downs. stresses. disappointments. sorrows. and setbacks. These challenges are a normal part of being human. and they should not be treated as psychiatric disease. However. today millions of people who are really no more than worried well are being diagnosed as having a mental disorder and are receiving unnecessary treatment. In Saving Normal. Allen Frances. one of the world's most influential psychiatrists. warns that mislabeling everyday problems as mental illness has shocking implications for individuals and society:. stigmatizing...