In 1991, Pfizer launched Zoloft, a prescription SSRI antidepressant. Backed by catchy-but-simple ads, complete with a bouncing ball representing sadness, the medication soon became one of the most popular antidepressants in the United States.
Three books examine the painful birth of the latest version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – and the flaws behind it.
In the past few years, ADHD – attention deficit hyperactivity disorder – has become the go-to diagnosis for kids who can’t sit still in school.
The latest version of the DSM continues the profession’s error of assuming biological roots of all mental illness…
Since the publication of DSM-IV in 1994, the rates of 3 mental disorders have skyrocketed: attention deficit disorder (ADD) tripled, autism increased by 20-fold, and childhood bipolar disorder by 40-fold.
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