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Diagnostic & Statistical Manual: Psychiatry's Deadliest Scam

When diagnosis becomes deception—unmasking the billion-dollar industry behind the DSM.

7 average rating
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false / 78 MIN. / 2011

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The Synopsis

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.

The Cast

Fred A. Baughman Jr.Richard BentallBart BillingsMoira DolanJonathan EmordColin RossJeffrey SchalerDana UllmanNiall McLaren

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