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Is Mental Illness A Disease? | SAVING NORMAL (2013)

Are mental disorders myths or diseases? In his 2013 book, Saving Normal: An Insider's Revolt against Out-of-Control Psychiatric Diagnosis, DSM-5, Big Pharma, and the Medicalization of Ordinary Life, psychiatrist and medical doctor Allen Frances argues that they are neither. Today, we discuss and critique Frances' portrayal of psychiatry and mental illness. Note: I might record a tighter, more streamlined version of this video. In the meantime, feel free to use the timestamps to skip around. Intro 0:00 Quotation: 'not a single laboratory test in psychiatry' 1:31 Discussion 2:40 Quotation: 'subjective judgments that are inherently fallible and prey to capricious change' 5:34 Discussion 6:05 Quotation: 'not gained their status through any rational process of elimination' 7:06 Discussion 7:32 Quotation: 'radical critics' 7:51 Discussion 9:28 Quotation: 'fool's gold' 17:18 Discussion 17:43 Quotation: 'mental disorders are not myths' 17:54 Discussion 18:37 Quotation 'fallible and limited constructs' 21:39 Discussion 22:28 Quotation 'arbitrary choice, not a scientific necessity' 24:48 Discussion 25:19 Quotation 'necessary but extremely fallible' 26:42 Discussion 27:11 #therapy #psychiatry #mentalillness