Herb Kutchins, Stuart a Kirk

Making Us Crazy

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ISBN 13:: 9780743261203
author:: Herb Kutchins, Stuart a Kirk
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Simon & Schuster
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2003
Pages:: 320
Genre:: Clinical Psychology Textbook
Condition:: New
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The Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders has become an indispensable resource for mental health professionals. However, its influence extends beyond diagnosis to label every phobia and quirk that arises in a patient. In Making Us Crazy, Stuart Kirk and Herb Kutchins examine how the DSM is being misused to assassinate character and slander opposition, often for political or monetary gain. The authors argue that the overuse of the DSM has led to an over-diagnosis society, where mental health professionals are pushed to label clients with pathological disorders in order to get reimbursed by insurance companies. This has resulted in a system that serves as a list of things that can qualify a patient's diagnosis, rather than a reference book. By questioning the overuse of the DSM, Kirk and Kutchins aim to spark a necessary conversation about the impact of mental health diagnoses on individuals and society.

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