Diagnostic & Statistical Manual: Psychiatry's Deadliest Scam
When diagnosis becomes deception—unmasking the billion-dollar industry behind the DSM.
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October 19, 2011
1h 18m
Documentary
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The documentary Psychiatry’s Deadliest Scam critiques the DSM, psychiatry’s diagnostic manual, for labeling normal behaviors as mental illnesses. It argues that the DSM lacks scientific basis and fuels a massive industry built on overdiagnosis and overmedication. Through interviews and analysis, it claims this practice jeopardizes civil liberties and ethical treatment.
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