{"product_id":"saving-normal-an-insiders-revolt-against-out-of-control-psychiatric-diagnosis-dsm-5-big-pharma-and-the-medicalization-of-ordinary-life-paperback","title":"Saving Normal: An Insider's Revolt Against Out-Of-Control Psychiatric Diagnosis, Dsm-5, Big Pharma, and the Medicalization of Ordinary Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAllen Frances\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInternational Bestseller - \"An extraordinarily important book.\" --Marcia Angell, Harvard Medical School\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA deeply fascinating and urgently important critique of the widespread medicalization of ordinary life, by \"one of the world's most prominent psychiatrists\" (The Atlantic)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnyone living a full, rich life experiences ups and downs, stresses, disappointments, sorrows, and setbacks. Today, however, millions of people who are really no more than \"worried well\" are being diagnosed as having a mental disorder and receiving unnecessary treatment. In \u003ci\u003eSaving Normal\u003c\/i\u003e, Allen Frances, one of the world's most influential psychiatrists, explains why stigmatizing a healthy person as mentally ill leads to unnecessary, harmful medications, the narrowing of horizons, the misallocation of medical resources, and the draining of the budgets of families and the nation. We also shift responsibility for our mental well-being away from our own naturally resilient brains and into the hands of \"Big Pharma,\" who are reaping multi-billion-dollar profits. Frances cautions that the newest edition of the \"bible of psychiatry,\" the \u003ci\u003eDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eDSM-5)\u003c\/i\u003e, is turning our current diagnostic inflation into hyperinflation by converting millions of \"normal\" people into \"mental patients.\" \u003ci\u003eSaving Normal\u003c\/i\u003e is a call to all of us to reclaim the full measure of our humanity and a vital book for anyone interested in the future of psychology and psychiatry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this essential psychology book, Dr. Frances reveals: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Problem with Psychiatric Diagnosis: \u003c\/b\u003e How the \"bible of psychiatry,\" the DSM, has created a massive diagnostic inflation that turns millions of normal people into mental patients.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Influence of Big Pharma: \u003c\/b\u003e An insider's look at how the pharmaceutical industry reaps multi-billion-dollar profits by promoting unnecessary treatment and harmful medications.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Medicalization of Normality: \u003c\/b\u003e Why common human experiences like grief, worry, and even the forgetting that comes with aging are being mislabeled as mental illness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Revolt Against DSM-5: \u003c\/b\u003e The urgent call to action from the psychiatrist who chaired the DSM-IV task force to fight back against out-of-control psychiatric diagnosis.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInternational Bestseller\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA deeply fascinating and urgently important critique of the widespread medicalization of normality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnyone living a full, rich life experiences ups and downs, stresses, disappointments, sorrows, and setbacks. Today, however, millions of people who are really no more than \"worried well\" are being diagnosed as having a mental disorder and receiving unnecessary treatment. In \u003cem\u003eSaving Normal\u003c\/em\u003e, Allen Frances, one of the world's most influential psychiatrists, explains why stigmatizing a healthy person as mentally ill leads to unnecessary, harmful medications, the narrowing of horizons, the misallocation of medical resources, and the draining of the budgets of families and the nation. We also shift responsibility for our mental well-being away from our own naturally resilient brains and into the hands of \"Big Pharma,\" who are reaping multi-billion-dollar profits. Frances cautions that the newest edition of the \"bible of psychiatry,\" the \u003cem\u003eDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eDSM-5)\u003c\/em\u003e, is turning our current diagnostic inflation into hyperinflation by converting millions of \"normal\" people into \"mental patients.\" \u003cem\u003eSaving Normal\u003c\/em\u003e is a call to all of us to reclaim the full measure of our humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e--Dr. LISA APPIGNANESI, Chair of the Freud Museum, London, and author of \u003ci\u003eMad, Bad and Sad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInternational Bestseller\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA deeply fascinating and urgently important critique of the widespread medicalization of normality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnyone living a full, rich life experiences ups and downs, stresses, disappointments, sorrows, and setbacks. Today, however, millions of people who are really no more than \"worried well\" are being diagnosed as having a mental disorder and receiving unnecessary treatment. In \u003cem\u003eSaving Normal\u003c\/em\u003e, Allen Frances, one of the world's most influential psychiatrists, explains why stigmatizing a healthy person as mentally ill leads to unnecessary, harmful medications, the narrowing of horizons, the misallocation of medical resources, and the draining of the budgets of families and the nation. We also shift responsibility for our mental well-being away from our own naturally resilient brains and into the hands of \"Big Pharma,\" who are reaping multi-billion-dollar profits. Frances cautions that the newest edition of the \"bible of psychiatry,\" the \u003cem\u003eDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eDSM-5)\u003c\/em\u003e, is turning our current diagnostic inflation into hyperinflation by converting millions of \"normal\" people into \"mental patients.\" \u003cem\u003eSaving Normal\u003c\/em\u003e is a call to all of us to reclaim the full measure of our humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.86 x 8.22 x 5.35 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 12, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52705385840947,"sku":"9780062229267","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/n3bu2Wk5ic9780062229267.webp?v=1781196414","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/saving-normal-an-insiders-revolt-against-out-of-control-psychiatric-diagnosis-dsm-5-big-pharma-and-the-medicalization-of-ordinary-life-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}