{"product_id":"they-say-youre-crazy-9780201488326","title":"They Say Youre Crazy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe inside story of the process by which the mental-health elite judge us all\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHow are decisions made about who is normal? As a former consultant to those who construct the bible of the mental-health professions, the \u003cb\u003eDSM \u003c\/b\u003e(\u003ci\u003eDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders\u003c\/i\u003e), Paula Caplan offers and insider''s look at the process by which decisions about abnormality are made. Cutting through the professional psycho-babble, Caplan clearly assesses the astonishing extent to which scientific methods and evidence are disregarded as the handbook is developed. A must read for consumers and practitioners of the mental-health establishment, which through its creation of potentially damaging interpretations and labels, has the power to alter our lives in devastating ways.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* How Do They Decide Who Is Normal?   * Whose Normality Is It, Anyway?  * Do Mental Health Professionals Think Anyone Is Normal?  * How the American Psychiatric Association Decides Who Is Not NormalPart I  * How the American Psychiatric Association Decides Who Is Not NormalPart II  * Delusional Dominating Personality Disorder: If This Sounds Discouraging, Im Afraid It Is Meant To  * How Gatekeeping Replaces Scientific Precision  * What Motivates the DSM Authors?  * Media: The Good and the Bad  * Wheres the Harm, and What Will Help?","brand":"Hachette Book Group USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017642934615,"sku":"9780201488326","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780201488326.jpg?v=1750774207","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/they-say-youre-crazy-9780201488326","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}