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

  • Caplan, Paula J.
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[1995], ©1995
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Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley, [1995], ©1995.

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xxiv, 355 pages ; 22 cm

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-340) and index

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?

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