Re: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: are we helping or harming?
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) published by The American Psychiatric Association (APA) contains a growing number of dubious, if not ludicrous, psychiatric disorders that parallel and promote a growing number of dubious, if not dangerous, psychiatric drugs produced by Big Pharma, thus suggesting that DSM and APA serve Big Pharma, not the public. Psychiatry stigmatizes, and Big Pharma commercializes.
Competing interests:
I have a self-published e-book called "Peace Poetry & The LOVE Diet", which promotes peace, simplifies health, and demystifies addiction.
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Re: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: are we helping or harming?
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) published by The American Psychiatric Association (APA) contains a growing number of dubious, if not ludicrous, psychiatric disorders that parallel and promote a growing number of dubious, if not dangerous, psychiatric drugs produced by Big Pharma, thus suggesting that DSM and APA serve Big Pharma, not the public. Psychiatry stigmatizes, and Big Pharma commercializes.
Competing interests: I have a self-published e-book called "Peace Poetry & The LOVE Diet", which promotes peace, simplifies health, and demystifies addiction.