Ethics of Labeling in Mental Health

"The numerous myths of mental illness negatively affect the lives of patients on a regular basis. For this reason they demand exposure and rectification, and this book proposes the means to accomplish both. This examination of the institution of professional mental health as it operates in America today specifically addresses how the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSMMD), the primary resource used in the mental health profession, has influenced much larger social issues. Case studies illustrate how diagnostic labeling can permanently disrupt patients' lives via the designation of mental "disorders" that perhaps never existed."--BOOK JACKET.Madsen, Kristie is the author of 'Ethics of Labeling in Mental Health ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780786428724 and ISBN 0786428724.