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Saving Normal
An Insider's Revolt against Out-of-Control Psychiatric Diagnosis, DSM-5, Big Pharma, and the Medicalization of Ordinary Life
Book • 2014
In 'Saving Normal,' Allen Frances critiques the current state of psychiatric diagnosis, arguing that the DSM-5 is leading to the medicalization of normal life, resulting in unnecessary diagnoses and treatments.
He warns against the conversion of millions of 'normal' people into 'mental patients,' highlighting the harmful effects of over-medication and the influence of 'Big Pharma.
' The book is a call to reclaim the full measure of humanity and to practice psychiatry in a more restrained and evidence-based manner.
He warns against the conversion of millions of 'normal' people into 'mental patients,' highlighting the harmful effects of over-medication and the influence of 'Big Pharma.
' The book is a call to reclaim the full measure of humanity and to practice psychiatry in a more restrained and evidence-based manner.
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