Diagnosis and labeling of mental health and illness

Contemporary and historical approaches to the art of mental health diagnosis

"Psychiatry: Medical Fraud or Incompetence" by Mark T — last modified 2007-09-26 14:53

This artricle is a critique of psychiatry's diagnostic practices, extracted from the work of Bonnie Sigren Busick, RN, MA and Martha Gorman originally published in 1986, delving into issues surrounding the fact that there are (still, to this day) no evidence of biochemical markers, biological tests, or hard evidence to "prove" the existence of "mental illness."

"Psych meds drove my son crazy" by Mark T — last modified 2007-10-09 15:20

A Salon.com article by Ann Bauer, in which she describes a story of hope and recovery in the wake of her son's experiences with depression and psychiatric misdiagnosis.

"Rethinking the Potential of the Brain in Major Psychiatric Disorders" by Jeremy Bensman — last modified 2008-02-13 16:27

This article, by Steven Morgan, is a critical reevaluation of the theory that the brain is permanantly diseased in psychiatric disorders, and an exploration of the role that neuroplasticity plays in healing and reviving its functioning. It was published in February 2008.

Psychiatric leaders note lack of science for psychiatric theories by David W. Oaks — last modified 2008-03-15 10:27

A MindFreedom member forwards these quotes from leaders in the psychiatric profession who point out that science is still lacking for the neurobiological theories in the mental health field that many falsely assume have been proven.

"Pathologizing Your Period" by Paula Caplan, Ms. Magazine, December 2008 by David W. Oaks — last modified 2009-01-01 18:32

Psychologist and author Paula Caplan, a long-time member of MindFreedom International, examines the fraud and sexism involved in creating psychiatry's "label bible," it's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM).

Should bitterness become a mental disorder? by David W. Oaks — last modified 2009-06-15 23:27

In the magazine Psychology Today, Professor Christopher Lane has a brief essay skewering one of the latest misadventures of the psychiatric industry, in which the American Psychiatric Association is seriously considering adding "bitterness" to one of their so-called scientific list of labels. Why not just add "dissent" and be done with it? Professor Lane is the author of Shyness: How Normal Behavior Became a Sickness.