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Psychiatry
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The Gays Are (Finally) All Right
Seminal research that changed how we think about homosexuality—one step at a time, over the past century.
The Problem With Psychiatry, the ‘DSM,’ and the Way We Study Mental Illness
Psychiatry is under attack for not being scientific enough, but the real problem is its blindness to culture. When it comes to mental illness, we wear the disorders that come off the rack.
Now That the ‘DSM-5’ Is Out Can We Start Talking About the Effect It Will Have?
The newly revised, hotly contested book of psychiatric diagnoses is finally here. How will it change the way we consider and treat substance use problems?
The ‘DSM-5’: Introducing the Latest Edition of Psychiatry’s Diagnostic Bible
What does it mean that the American Psychiatric Association is switching from Roman numerals to Arabic? And will the critics ever be won over?
Should We Dump the DSM?
Gary Greenberg's new book skewers the inner workings of the DSM just three weeks before the latest version is scheduled to be released.
DSM-5: The End of One-Size-Fits-All Addiction Treatment?
When the dust of debate settles, the new revision's benefits should be clear: good science, better diagnoses, more individualized care.
Psychiatry’s Contested Bible: How the New DSM Treats Addiction
The 1,000-page psychiatrists' Big Book will redefine addiction. Critics are already demanding a boycott.
