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Diagnostic & Statistical Manual: Psychiatry's Deadliest Scam

Diagnostic & Statistical Manual: Psychiatry's Deadliest Scam

20111h 18m
Documentary

Status

Released

Release

2011

Runtime

1h 18m

Storyline

"When diagnosis becomes deception—unmasking the billion-dollar industry behind the DSM."

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.

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 18m
Oct 19, 2011
Production
Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR)
Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR)
Church of Scientology
Church of Scientology
Production Countries
United States of America
Official Website

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