{"product_id":"saving-normal-an-insiders-revolt-against-outofcontrol-psychiatric-diagnosis-dsm5-big-pharma-and-the-medicalization-of-ordinary-life-isbn-9780062229267","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\u003cb\u003eInternational Bestseller • \"An extraordinarily important book.\" —Marcia Angell, Harvard Medical School\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA deeply fascinating and urgently important critique of the widespread medicalization of ordinary life, by \"one of the world's most prominent psychiatrists\" (The Atlantic)\u003c\/b\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 \u003ci\u003eSaving Normal\u003c\/i\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 \u003ci\u003eDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eDSM-5)\u003c\/i\u003e, is turning our current diagnostic inflation into hyperinflation by converting millions of \"normal\" people into \"mental patients.\" \u003ci\u003eSaving Normal\u003c\/i\u003e is a call to all of us to reclaim the full measure of our humanity and a vital book for anyone interested in the future of psychology and psychiatry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this essential psychology book, Dr. Frances reveals:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Problem with Psychiatric Diagnosis:\u003c\/b\u003e How the \"bible of psychiatry,\" the DSM, has created a massive diagnostic inflation that turns millions of normal people into mental patients.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Influence of Big Pharma:\u003c\/b\u003e An insider’s look at how the pharmaceutical industry reaps multi-billion-dollar profits by promoting unnecessary treatment and harmful medications.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Medicalization of Normality:\u003c\/b\u003e Why common human experiences like grief, worry, and even the forgetting that comes with aging are being mislabeled as mental illness.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Revolt Against DSM-5:\u003c\/b\u003e The urgent call to action from the psychiatrist who chaired the DSM-IV task force to fight back against out-of-control psychiatric diagnosis.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003eInternational Bestseller\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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. 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\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":44888706941157,"sku":"NP9780062229267","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062229267.jpg?v=1730229664","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-9780062229267","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}