{"product_id":"making-us-crazy-9780743261203","title":"Making Us Crazy","description":"\u003cb\u003eA persuasive and passionate plea from two mental health professionals to ease use of the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders under their belief that it is leading to an over-diagnosed society. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor many health professionals, the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is an indispensable resource. As the standard reference book for psychiatrists and psychotherapist everywhere, the DSM has had an inestimable influence on the way medical professionals diagnosis mental disorders in their patients. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut with a push to label clients with pathological disorders in order to get reimbursed by insurance companies, the purpose of the DSM is no longer serving as a reference book. Instead, it is acting as a list of things that can qualify a patient's diagnosis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMaking Us Crazy, \u003c\/i\u003eStuart Kirk and Herb Kutchins evaluate how the DSM has become the influence behind diagnoses that assassinate character and slander the opposition, often for political or monetary gain. By examining how the reference book serves as a source to label every phobia and quirk that arises in a patient, Kirk and Kutchins question the overuse of the DSM by today's mental health professionals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Herb Kutchins, Stuart A. Kirk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Free Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.14h x 5.98w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780743261203","brand":"Free Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40117437202547,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_6cb70626-0e8f-491f-aac5-ef6a48a0eb51.jpg?v=1653575880","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/making-us-crazy-9780743261203","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}