Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry, Gary Greenberg (Madness Radio)

Why did the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistic Manual become so controversial? Is it possible to alleviate human suffering without classifying it as a mental disorder? Gary Greenberg, psychotherapist, author of Manufacturing Depression and The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry, and journalist for Harper’s, the New Yorker, and Rolling Stone, discusses the politics behind psychiatry’s new Bible.  See: Gary Greenberg

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More with Gary on Beyond Meds:

• Gary Greenberg, Author of “Book Of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry” at Powells Bookstore
• The Book of Woe (DSM) in Wired Magazine – Gary Greenberg
• Democracy Now interviewing Gary Greenberg author of “Manufacturing Depression”
• New book: Manufacturing Depression: The Secret History of a Modern Disease

Books:

• The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry
• Manufacturing Depression