Watch Diagnostic & Statistical Manual: Psychiatry's Deadliest Scam (2011) Official Trailer
When diagnosis becomes deception—unmasking the billion-dollar industry behind the DSM.
7 / 10 IMDb October 19, 2011 1h 18m
The documentary Psychiatry’s Deadliest Scam critiques the DSM, psychiatry’s diagnostic manual, for labeling normal behaviors as mental illnesses. It argues that the DSM lacks scientific basis and fuels a massive industry built on overdiagnosis and overmedication. Through interviews and analysis, it claims this practice jeopardizes civil liberties and ethical treatment.
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Runtime
1h 18m
Release Date
October 19, 2011
Genre
Documentary
Status
Released
Country
United States of America
Writers
Cast
Production Companies
Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR)
Church of Scientology
Diagnostic & Statistical Manual: Psychiatry's Deadliest Scam Official Trailer 2011
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