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They say you're crazy : how the world's most powerful psychiatrists decide who's normal

Author: Paula J Caplan
Publisher: Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley, ©1995.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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How are decisions made about who is normal? As a former consultant to those who construct the "bible of the mental-health professions," the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), Paula Caplan offers an insider's look at the process by which decisions about abnormality are made. A longtime specialist in teaching and writing about research methods, Caplan assesses the astonishing extent to which  Read more...
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Paula J Caplan
ISBN: 0201407582 : 9780201407587
OCLC Number: 31375134
Description: xxiv, 355 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents: How do they decide who is normal? --
Whose normality is it, anyway? --
Do mental health professionals think anyone is normal? --
How th American Psychiatric Association decides who is not normal - part I --
How the American Psychiatric Association decides who is not normal - part II --
Delusional dominating personality disorder: "if this sounds discouraging, I'm afraid it is meant to" --
How gatekeeping replace scientific precision --
What motivates the DSM authors? --
Media: the good and the bad --
Where's the harm, and what will help?
Responsibility: Paula J. Caplan.

Abstract:

How are decisions made about who is normal? As a former consultant to those who construct the "bible of the mental-health professions," the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), Paula Caplan offers an insider's look at the process by which decisions about abnormality are made. A longtime specialist in teaching and writing about research methods, Caplan assesses the astonishing extent to which scientific methods and evidence are disregarded as the handbook is developed and revised.

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