

Diagnostic & Statistical Manual: Psychiatry's Deadliest Scam
2011 · Movie · 1h 18m
Documentary
"When diagnosis becomes deception—unmasking the billion-dollar industry behind the DSM."
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
Key crew
- Toby BurwellWriter
Cast
- Fred A. Baughman Jr.Self
- Richard BentallSelf
- Bart BillingsSelf
- Moira DolanSelf
- Jonathan EmordSelf
- Colin RossSelf
- Jeffrey SchalerSelf
- Dana UllmanSelf
- Niall McLarenSelf
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Themes
mental healthdsmpsychiatric diagnosispatient rightsdisorder inflation





















