Diagnostic & Statistical Manual: Psychiatry's Deadliest Scam
When diagnosis becomes deception—unmasking the billion-dollar industry behind the DSM.
- Release Date
- 2011-10-19
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- N/A
- Links
- IMDb
Overview
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.