Diagnostic & Statistical Manual: Psychiatry's Deadliest Scam
"When diagnosis becomes deception—unmasking the billion-dollar industry behind the DSM."
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.
| Release Date | October 19, 2011 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | Diagnostic & Statistical Manual: Psychiatry's Deadliest Scam | |
| Runtime | 1h 18min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | — | |
| Original Language | English | |
| Production Countries | — | |
| Production Companies | Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR) | |