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They Say You're Crazy - by Paula J Caplan (Paperback)

They Say You're Crazy - by  Paula J Caplan (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Shedding light on the shocking process by which the mental-health elite judge us all, psychologist Paula Caplan debunks and demystifies the intentionally intimidating psychobabble and pronouncements of the American Psychiatric Association. "Gives us a fighting chance to avoid becoming victims of the mental health establishment".--Cleveland Plain Dealer.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The inside story of the process by which the mental-health elite judge us all</b> <p/>How are decisions made about who is normal? As a former consultant to those who construct the bible of the mental-health professions, the <b>DSM </b>(<i>Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders</i>), Paula Caplan offers and insider's look at the process by which decisions about abnormality are made. Cutting through the professional psycho-babble, Caplan clearly assesses the astonishing extent to which scientific methods and evidence are disregarded as the handbook is developed. A must read for consumers and practitioners of the mental-health establishment, which through its creation of potentially damaging interpretations and labels, has the power to alter our lives in devastating ways.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Paula J. Caplan, Ph.D., </b> chosen by the American Psychological Association as an eminent woman psychologist, is the author of the bestselling <i>The Myth of Women's Masochism</i> and <i>Don't Blame Mother</i>, among other books. She is a clinical and research psychologist.

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