Dr. Allen Frances: "Saving Normal: An Insider's Revolt Against Out-Of-Control Psychiatric Diagnosis, DSM-5, Big Pharma, And The Medicalization Of Ordinary Life" (52 min)

"There are no laboratory tests for psychiatry, no bright lines to say who is sick and who is well. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM, has come to be regarded as the bible of psychiatric diagnosis. First published in 1952 and revised several times since then, it improved the reliability of subjective diagnoses. But Dr. Allen Frances says it's also had harmful unintended consequences. He was once dubbed "the most powerful psychiatrist in America" by The New York Times. Now he says the DSM has contributed to psychiatric fads, diagnostic inflation and over-medication. He believes the latest version threatens to turn everyday living into psychiatric disease. He joins Diane to discuss his new book, "Saving Normal," and how to rein in psychiatry and drug companies."

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-05-14/dr-allen-frances-saving-normal-insiders-revolt-against-out-control-psychiatric-diag

Dr. Frances' book:

http://acesconnection.com/group/books/forum/topics/saving-normal-an-insider-s-revolt-against-out-of-control

Petition:

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/dsm5/