Mental Illness Manual Revision is Criticized Over Racism Entry
A revised mental disorders diagnostic manual being released this month already faces controversy over attempts to explain the impact of and “under-diagnosing” of racism and…
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Psychiatrist’s Racist Tweet About Model Nyakim Gatwech Draws International Condemnation & Resignation
Rev. Fred Shaw, Anti-Racism Task Force Leader, Joins Calls for APA President and Columbia University Psychiatrist Jeffrey Lieberman to Resign All Advisory and Executive Positions…
Women and Children Seen as Targets for Misdiagnosis in Mental Health Manuals
CCHR says latest psychiatric disorder manuals could lead to millions more women and children being diagnosed mentally ill for normal behavior and subjected to potentially…
“The Kids Are Not Alright” Report Confirms Profit is Put Before Troubled Teens’ Mental Health & Safety
A $23 billion behavioral treatment industry has put thousands of foster care children and troubled teens at risk; a new report recognizes how profit has…
New Diagnostic Manual With ADHD Listed Could Turn Childhood into a Mental Disorder
Despite a 28% decrease in 0- to 5-year-old U.S. children taking psychostimulants since 2017, new changes to an international mental disorders manual could revert this…