Diagnostic & Statistical Manual: Psychiatry's Deadliest Scam

Name: Diagnostic & Statistical Manual: Psychiatry's Deadliest Scam
Director: Unknown
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2011-10-19
Duration: 78 min
Cast: Fred A. Baughman Jr., Richard Bentall, Bart Billings, Moira Dolan, Jonathan Emord

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2011 · 78 min · Documentary · TMDB 7.0/10

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.

Cast

Fred A. Baughman Jr. — Self
Richard Bentall — Self
Bart Billings — Self
Moira Dolan — Self
Jonathan Emord — Self