They say you\'re crazy : how the world\'s most powerful psychiatrists decide who\'s normal / Paula J. Caplan.
Material type: TextPublication details: Reading, Mass. : Perseus Books, ©1995.Description: xxiv, 355 pages ; 21 cmContent type:- 0201488329
- 9780201488326 (pbk)
- 616.89 CAP
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-340) and index.
How do they decide who is normal? -- Whose normality is it, anyway? -- Do mental health professionals think anyone is normal? -- How theAmerican Psychiatric Association decides who is not normal -- part I -- How the American Psychiatric Association decides who is not normal -- part II -- Delusional dominating personality disorder: if this sounds discouraging, I\'m afraid it is meant to -- How gatekeeping replaces scientific precision -- What motivates the DSM authors? -- Media: the good and the bad -- Where\'s the harm, and what will help?