Diagnostic & Statistical Manual: Psychiatry's Deadliest Scam

movie

When diagnosis becomes deception—unmasking the billion-dollar industry behind the DSM.

Released October 19, 2011

Genres:

Documentary

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.

Cast

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Fred A. Baughman Jr.
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Self
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Richard Bentall
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Self
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Bart Billings
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Self
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Moira Dolan
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Self
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Jonathan Emord
as
Self
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Colin Ross
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Self
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Jeffrey Schaler
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Self
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Dana Ullman
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Self
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Niall McLaren
as
Self

Crew

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Toby Burwell
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Writer
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Cary Butler
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Sound Recordist

Diagnostic & Statistical Manual: Psychiatry's Deadliest Scam

Genres:

Overview

Cast

Fred A. Baughman Jr.

Richard Bentall

Bart Billings

Moira Dolan

Jonathan Emord

Colin Ross

Jeffrey Schaler

Dana Ullman

Niall McLaren

Crew

Toby Burwell

Cary Butler