Diagnostic and Statistical Manual

Over-diagnosis of Mental Illness

Robert David Jaffee | Posted 11.17.2011

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Robert David Jaffee

I don't doubt that our natural and technological environment can add to our problems, perhaps even traumatize us. I just don't think that such traumas rise to the level of pathologies.

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The Mass Production of Mental Illness and What To Do About It

Anis Shivani | Posted 05.25.2011

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Anis Shivani

Dr. Richard P. Bentall, professor and practitioner of clinical psychology in Britain, exposes the highly dubious nature of reigning presumptions about the causes and treatment of mental illness.

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