They say you're crazy : how the world's most powerful psychiatrists decide who's normal / Paula J. Caplan.

Author/creator Caplan, Paula J.
Format Book
Publication InfoReading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley, ©1995.
Descriptionxxiv, 355 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects
Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders.
Mental illness--Classification. --Political aspects.
Mental illness--Classification. --Social aspects.
Mental illness--Diagnosis. --Political aspects.
Mental illness--Diagnosis. --Social aspects.

Contents How do they decide who is normal? -- Whose normality is it, anyway? -- Do mental health professionals think anyone is normal? -- How th American Psychiatric Association decides who is not normal - part I -- How the American Psychiatric Association decides who is not normal - part II -- Delusional dominating personality disorder: "if this sounds discouraging, I'm afraid it is meant to" -- How gatekeeping replace scientific precision -- What motivates the DSM authors? -- Media: the good and the bad -- Where's the harm, and what will help?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [291]-340) and index.
LCCN 94039662
ISBN0201407582 :

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Joyner General Stacks RC455.2.C4 C37 1995 ✔ Available Place Hold