The DSM and The Book of Woe

The media is already abuzz with news of both the forthcoming new edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, and Gary Greenberg's The Book of Woe, a brilliant investigation of everything that's wrong with it.

Considered the bible of modern psychiatry, the DSM is used to classify and diagnose mental illnesses. But it's now coming under fire from professional bodies who say that they will not be supporting its use, from the National Institute of Mental Health, who say ‘Patients with mental disorders deserve better’ to the British Psychological Society.

In The Book of Woe, practicing psychotherapist Gary Greenberg takes this critique further, arguing that the DSM is dangerously unscientific, all too vulnerable to social and historic forces, and increasingly defined by market values.

The Book of Woe is already receiving rave reviews overseas, and the Australian edition is now available to pre-order or buy â€“ for more information see here.

The Book of Woe

Gary Greenberg

RRP: $29.99 Pub date: 29 Jul 2013 Category: Psychiatry Cover view

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