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The Book of Woe
The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry | Gary Greenberg
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“Gary Greenberg has become the Dante of our psychiatric age, and the DSM-5 is his Inferno.” —Errol Morris Since its debut in 1952, the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders has set down the “official” view on what constitutes mental illness. Homosexuality, for instance, was a mental illness until 1973. Each revision has created controversy, but the DSM-5 has taken fire for encouraging doctors to diagnose more illnesses—and to prescribe sometimes unnecessary or harmful medications. Respected author and practicing psychotherapist Gary Greenberg embedded himself in the war that broke out over the fifth edition, and returned with an unsettling tale. Exposing the deeply flawed process behind the DSM-5’s compilation, The Book of Woe reveals how the manual turns suffering into a commodity—and made the APA its own biggest beneficiary.
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Asktheletters
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I decided that Boxing Day was an excellent time for weeding my bookshelves. However, I became over ambitious and am now surrounded by a forest of books spread out all over the floor in no discernible order. Woe indeed!

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Craft__Beard
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Alright, question for you all lovely people: this is my little book area in my office. I only keep the books relevant to my work here. Unfortunately this isn't very aesthetically pleasing. Any suggestions on little bookshelves or wallshelves that might work for an area like this? Help me beautify my office! 🙂

LauraBrook Do they need to stay in that space? Maybe some vintage fruit/soda crates would fit up there and you could stack them askew, maybe put some framed things on top? 7y
Craft__Beard @LauraBrook they do sadly. Not much space for them elsewhere. The crate idea sounds pretty nifty! 7y
LauraBrook @Craft__Beard I've found some an antique/thrift stores for a few dollars, and the wood might warm it up a little more. If you have any friends who are handy with wood, they could build a freestanding shelf fairly easily too! My Dad did that for me a couple of times, just to double shelf space in my old cubicle. Was very handy and looked nice too! 7y
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RusskayaChica
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Just started listening, partially in prep for teaching Abnormal Psychology next Fall for the first time since @Libby1 was an undergraduate!

Libby1 Wow! How is it going, @RusskayaChica ? 8y
RusskayaChica Almost done. No major surprises... kind of like that saying about not knowing how sausages and legislation are made :-/ 8y
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