
Diagnostic & Statistical Manual: Psychiatry's Deadliest Scam
Documentary
7.0
Release Date
October 19, 2011
Duration
78 min
Status
Released
Language
en
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.