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They Say You're Crazy: How the World's Most Powerful Psychiatrists Decide Who's Normal

They Say You're Crazy: How the World's Most Powerful Psychiatrists Decide Who's Normal The main point of this book is to contest the use of self-defeating personality disorder (SDPD) and late luteal phase dysphoric disorder (LLPDD) as diagnoses for women. Dr Caplan, a psychologist, feels that women who are labeled with these diagnoses are going to be damaged by the intervention. Accordingly, she wants to expose the decisionmaking process about who is "normal," as she feels that being knowledgeable about this background can help persons overcome the damage done to them when they are called "abnormal." It is the author's opinion that the constructing of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV), of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) was a "disingenuous and dishonest process." Dr Caplan underscores most people's concern with being classified as "normal," and she appropriately notes that being labeled mentally "abnormal" causes countless people to have a poor self-image. She feels mental health professionals tend to overdiagnose rather than http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

They Say You're Crazy: How the World's Most Powerful Psychiatrists Decide Who's Normal

Bell, Carl C.
JAMA , Volume 274 (20) – Nov 22, 1995
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They Say You're Crazy: How the World's Most Powerful Psychiatrists Decide Who's Normal

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The main point of this book is to contest the use of self-defeating personality disorder (SDPD) and late luteal phase dysphoric disorder (LLPDD) as diagnoses for women. Dr Caplan, a psychologist, feels that women who are labeled with these diagnoses are going to be damaged by the intervention. Accordingly, she wants to expose the decisionmaking process about who is "normal," as she feels that being knowledgeable about this background can help persons overcome the damage done to...
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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1995 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
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0098-7484
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1538-3598
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10.1001/jama.1995.03530200077048
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Abstract

The main point of this book is to contest the use of self-defeating personality disorder (SDPD) and late luteal phase dysphoric disorder (LLPDD) as diagnoses for women. Dr Caplan, a psychologist, feels that women who are labeled with these diagnoses are going to be damaged by the intervention. Accordingly, she wants to expose the decisionmaking process about who is "normal," as she feels that being knowledgeable about this background can help persons overcome the damage done to them when they are called "abnormal." It is the author's opinion that the constructing of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV), of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) was a "disingenuous and dishonest process." Dr Caplan underscores most people's concern with being classified as "normal," and she appropriately notes that being labeled mentally "abnormal" causes countless people to have a poor self-image. She feels mental health professionals tend to overdiagnose rather than

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JAMA – American Medical Association

Published: Nov 22, 1995

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