{"product_id":"saving-normal-an-insiders-revolt-against-outofcontrol-psychiatric-diagnosis-dsm5-big-pharma-and-the-medicalization-of-ordinary-life-isbn-9780062229250","title":"Saving Normal: An Insider's Revolt Against Out-of-Control Psychiatric Diagnosis, DSM-5, Big Pharma, and the Medicalization of Ordinary Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInternational Bestseller • \"An extraordinarily important book.\" —Marcia Angell, Harvard Medical School\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA deeply fascinating and urgently important critique of the widespread medicalization of normality, by \"one of the world's most prominent psychiatrists\" (\u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnyone living a full, rich life experiences ups and downs, stresses, disappointments, sorrows, and setbacks. Today, however, millions of people who are really no more than \"worried well\" are being diagnosed as having a mental disorder and receiving unnecessary treatment. In \u003cem\u003eSaving Normal\u003c\/em\u003e, Allen Frances, one of the world's most influential psychiatrists, explains why stigmatizing a healthy person as mentally ill leads to unnecessary, harmful medications, the narrowing of horizons, the misallocation of medical resources, and the draining of the budgets of families and the nation. We also shift responsibility for our mental well-being away from our own naturally resilient brains and into the hands of \"Big Pharma,\" who are reaping multi-billion-dollar profits. Frances cautions that the newest edition of the \"bible of psychiatry,\" the \u003cem\u003eDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eDSM-5)\u003c\/em\u003e, is turning our current diagnostic inflation into hyperinflation by converting millions of \"normal\" people into \"mental patients.\" \u003cem\u003eSaving Normal\u003c\/em\u003e is a call to all of us to reclaim the full measure of our humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eFrom \"the most powerful psychiatrist in America\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e) and \"the man who wrote the book on mental illness\" (\u003cem\u003eWired\u003c\/em\u003e), a deeply fascinating and urgently important critique of the widespread medicalization of normality \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnyone living a full, rich life experiences ups and downs, stresses, disappointments, sorrows, and setbacks. These challenges are a normal part of being human, and they should not be treated as psychiatric disease. However, today millions of people who are really no more than \"worried well\" are being diagnosed as having a mental disorder and are receiving unnecessary treatment. In \u003cem\u003eSaving Normal\u003c\/em\u003e, Allen Frances, one of the world's most influential psychiatrists, warns that mislabeling everyday problems as mental illness has shocking implications for individuals and society: stigmatizing a healthy person as mentally ill leads to unnecessary, harmful medications, the narrowing of horizons, misallocation of medical resources, and draining of the budgets of families and the nation. We also shift responsibility for our mental well-being away from our own naturally resilient and self-healing brains, which have kept us sane for hundreds of thousands of years, and into the hands of \"Big Pharma,\" who are reaping multi-billion-dollar profits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrances cautions that the new edition of the \"bible of psychiatry,\" the \u003cem\u003eDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 (DSM-5)\u003c\/em\u003e, will turn our current diagnostic inflation into hyperinflation by converting millions of \"normal\" people into \"mental patients.\" Alarmingly, in \u003cem\u003eDSM-5\u003c\/em\u003e, normal grief will become \"Major Depressive Disorder\"; the forgetting seen in old age is \"Mild Neurocognitive Disorder\"; temper tantrums are \"Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder\"; worrying about a medical illness is \"Somatic Symptom Disorder\"; gluttony is \"Binge Eating Disorder\"; and most of us will qualify for adult \"Attention Deficit Disorder.\" What's more, all of these newly invented conditions will worsen the cruel paradox of the mental health industry: those who desperately need psychiatric help are left shamefully neglected, while the \"worried well\" are given the bulk of the treatment, often at their own detriment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMasterfully charting the history of psychiatric fads throughout history, Frances argues that whenever we arbitrarily label another aspect of the human condition a \"disease,\" we further chip away at our human adaptability and diversity, dulling the full palette of what is normal and losing something fundamental of ourselves in the process. \u003cem\u003eSaving Normal\u003c\/em\u003e is a call to all of us to reclaim the full measure of our humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Allen Frances’s book is fascinating. ... Entertaining.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMetapsychology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Frances is largely credited with spearheading the anti-DSM-5 efforts.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCNN.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eSaving Normal\u003c\/i\u003e is a clear, convincing, and essential discussion of the twin epidemics facing modern psychiatry: under-treatment of the truly ill and overtreatment of the basically well. It holds immense potential to improve patients’ lives.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJOSH BAZELL, M.D., New York Times bestselling author of Beat the Reaper: A Novel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eSaving Normal\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting and important book, written with great flair and precise passion. This is a book every psychiatrist, every general practitioner, every student swallowing meds--in fact everyone--needs to read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDr. LISA APPIGNANESI, Chair of the Freud Museum, London, and author of Mad, Bad and Sad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Few are as well-equipped as Frances to map the dynamic field of psychiatry, and his rendering of its shifting contours is timely, crucial, and insightful--as are his solutions for navigating it.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With Solomon-like wisdom, Frances justly doles out blame and offers reasonable remedies. His decree: don’t medicalize human difference; celebrate it.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An extraordinarily candid and important book. Allen Frances has written a fascinating account of the apparent explosion in psychiatric disorders in the United States. - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMARCIA  ANGELL, M. D., Senior Lecturer in Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and former Editor-in-Chief, New England Journal of Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A valuable assessment. ... A no-holds-barred critique.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An indispensable guide for professional and lay readers” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Takes aim at the heart of the [DSM-5].” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Frances delves deeply into the history of mental illness, makes his arguements crisply, and has good personal stories to tell. He’s articulate and learned. ... He’s in favor of not medicating, and thus muffling, all the offbeat pain and beauty out of existance. ... [A] piece of intellectual skywriting.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDwight Garner, New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Authoritative. ... Valuable. ... This is a detailed, nicely constructed account by a highly qualified and well-connected psychiatrist with intimate knowledge of the process. The book is clearly written and surprisingly easy reading.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888148050149,"sku":"NP9780062229250","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062229250.jpg?v=1730228260","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/saving-normal-an-insiders-revolt-against-outofcontrol-psychiatric-diagnosis-dsm5-big-pharma-and-the-medicalization-of-ordinary-life-isbn-9780062229250","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}