New Scientist—The diagnosis of mental illness needs its own therapy
Three books examine the painful birth of the latest version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – and the flaws behind it.
Does Ritalin really help? (Answer—Nope)
In the past few years, ADHD – attention deficit hyperactivity disorder – has become the go-to diagnosis for kids who can’t sit still in school.
Biological psychiatry’s false paradigm—still no proof mental illness is a biological disease
The latest version of the DSM continues the profession’s error of assuming biological roots of all mental illness…
Too many psychiatric diagnoses for children: an epidemic of labels
Since the publication of DSM-IV in 1994, the rates of 3 mental disorders have skyrocketed: attention deficit disorder (ADD) tripled, autism increased by 20-fold, and childhood bipolar disorder by 40-fold.
DSM-5: A Disaster for Children
On 22 May, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) published DSM-5, the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, after months, perhaps even years, of speculation about its contents.
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