Fred A. Baughman Jr.
Self
Diagnostic & Statistical Manual: Psychiatry's Deadliest Scam (2011)
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.
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: mdblist.has-trailer, tmdb.mental-health, tmdb.dsm, tmdb.psychiatric-diagnosis, tmdb.patient-rights, tmdb.disorder-inflation, mdblist.imdb-video + 4 more, imdb.produced-by-church-of-scientology, imdb.mental-health, imdb.anti-psychiatry, imdb.psychiatry
Production Companies: Church of Scientology, Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR)
Country: United States
Production Country:
United States
Languages:
English
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Runtime: 78 min.
Released: Oct. 19, 2011
Status: Released
Certification: M / 15+