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Latest podcast episodes about woe the dsm

The Other Autism
Midlife Trauma Leading to Autism Diagnosis With Cat

The Other Autism

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2023 62:41 Transcription Available


Cat is an Australia-based, late-identified autistic individual who suddenly lost the ability to mask following the death of her baby.Kristen and Cat discuss being autistic while undergoing fertility treatments, trauma in midlife, out-of-order loss and bereavement, polyvagal theory, the ways life crises often precede late identification of autism, and more.Correction: Cat said "microwave" when she meant to say "oven", in reference to her grandmother. If you'd like to know more about topics discussed in this episode, check out: Strong Female Character by Fern Brady"Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)" —Cleveland ClinicThe Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry by Gary Greenberg"In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)" —Mayo Clinic"The Polyvagal Theory: New Insights Into Adaptive Reactions of the Autonomic Nervous System" by Stephen W. PorgesEpisode intro and outro music: "Adamant" by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen, Anna Dager, and Hanna Ekström  Support the showThe Other Autism theme music: "Everything Feels New" by Evgeny Bardyuzha. All episodes written and produced by Kristen Hovet.If you would like to submit a question to possibly be answered in a future episode, please email kristen.hovet@gmail.comBecome a supporter of the show for as little as $3 a month!The Other Autism podcast on InstagramThe Other Autism podcast on FacebookBuy me a coffee!For transcripts, go to The Other Autism on Buzzsprout, click on an episode and then click on "Transcript" to the right of "Show Notes".

Wellness While Walking
129. Being Our Own Advocate: We Can't Take a Backseat in Our Wellness Care, with Sarah Fay

Wellness While Walking

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2022 34:24


Sarah Fay and I wrap up our conversation about her mental health misdiagnoses, and what's happened since her book, Pathological: The True Story of Six Diagnoses, was published. I'll then share a story of my questionable medical diagnosis. If you've totally relinquished the reins of your care, or you feel uncomfortable asserting yourself or asking numerous questions as it pertains to your mental or physical health, please listen in. The topic is heavy, but we have a lot of fun as well!   LET'S TALK THE WALK! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While Walking on Twitter Wellness While Walking website for show notes and other information Coach Carolyn on Clubhouse: @stepstowellness wellnesswhilewalking@gmail.com   RESOURCES AND SOURCES (some links may be affiliate links) SARAH FAY, PhD. Pathological: The True Story of Six Misdiagnoses, Sarah Fay Pathological, The Movement (non-profit organization for public awareness and information) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, DMT-5-TR ICD-11 – WHO Website Link(NOTE: Increasingly, non-US countries are relying on the DSM) The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry, Gary Greenberg Saving Normal: An Insider's Revolt Against Out-of-Control Psychiatric Diagnosis, DSM-5, Big Pharma and the Medicalization of Normal Life, Allen Frances If you need suicide or mental health-related crisis support, or are worried about someone else, please call or text 1-800-273-8255 or visit the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline's chat to connect with a trained crisis counselor. OTHER RESOURCES Heart Transplant Patient/Care Team Miscommunication Amy Silverstein's Story on Voices in Bioethics Podcast Sick Girl, Amy Silverstein My Glory Was I Had Such Friends, Amy Silverstein Stew Leonards - The Customer is Always Right   HOW TO SHARE WELLNESS WHILE WALKING Wellness While Walking on Apple  Wellness While Walking on Spotify Link for any podcast app: pod.link/walking Wellness While Walking website Or screenshot a favorite episode playing on your phone and share to social media or to a friend via text or email! Thanks for sharing! : )       DISCLAIMER Neither I nor many of my podcast guests are doctors or healthcare professionals of any kind, and nothing on this podcast or associated content should be considered medical advice. The information provided by Wellness While Walking Podcast and associated material, by Whole Life Workshop and by Bermuda Road Wellness LLC is for informational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment, and before undertaking a new health care regimen, including walking.     Thanks for listening to Wellness While Walking, a walking podcast and a "best podcast for walking"!  

Wellness While Walking
128. Something We Need to Know About Mental Health with Sarah Fay, author of Pathological: The True Story of Six Misdiagnoses

Wellness While Walking

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2022 33:35


Sarah Fay, author of Pathological: The True Story of Six Misdiagnoses, shares with us her decades-long struggle with mental health, which started with her diagnosis of anorexia nervosa as a teen. With age, her list of diagnoses grew. Sarah shares with us what she experienced – her memoir of these years – and what she learned in her assumed role as an investigative journalist about the system that at least partially failed her. With mental illness diagnoses on the rise, this is a story we all need to hear.   LET'S TALK THE WALK! Wellness While Walking Facebook page Wellness While Walking on Instagram Wellness While Walking on Twitter Wellness While Walking website for show notes and other information Coach Carolyn on Clubhouse: @stepstowellness wellnesswhilewalking@gmail.com   RESOURCES AND SOURCES (some links may be affiliate links) SARAH FAY, PhD. Pathological: The True Story of Six Misdiagnoses, Sarah Fay Pathological, The Movement (non-profit organization for public awareness and information) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, DMT-5-TR ICD-11 – WHO Website Link(NOTE: Increasingly, non-US countries are relying on the DSM) The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry, Gary Greenberg Saving Normal: An Insider's Revolt Against Out-of-Control Psychiatric Diagnosis, DSM-5, Big Pharma and the Medicalization of Normal Life, Allen Frances OTHER RESOURCES Heart Transplant Patient/Care Team Miscommunication Amy Silverstein's Story on Voices in Bioethics Podcast Sick Girl, Amy Silverstein My Glory Was I Had Such Friends, Amy Silverstein Stew Leonards - The Customer is Always Right   HOW TO SHARE WELLNESS WHILE WALKING Wellness While Walking on Apple  Wellness While Walking on Spotify Link for any podcast app: pod.link/walking Wellness While Walking website Or screenshot a favorite episode playing on your phone and share to social media or to a friend via text or email! Thanks for sharing! : )       DISCLAIMER Neither I nor many of my podcast guests are doctors or healthcare professionals of any kind, and nothing on this podcast or associated content should be considered medical advice. The information provided by Wellness While Walking Podcast and associated material, by Whole Life Workshop and by Bermuda Road Wellness LLC is for informational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment, and before undertaking a new health care regimen, including walking.     Thanks for listening to Wellness While Walking, a walking podcast and a "best podcast for walking"!          

What the Folk
Episode 38: Decriminalizing Nature with Nicole Foerster

What the Folk

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 80:57


We're baaaack! Again! Thank you, dear listeners, for being understanding about our (sometimes variable) apocalypse release schedule. We are rewarding your patience with a fantastic episode featuring Nicole Foerster, an advocate for psilocybin mushrooms as a treatment for cluster headaches, a mental health professional, and a proponent for the full decriminalization of entheogenic plants and fungi. In this episode, we talk about their work as director of Decriminalize Nature Colorado which recently submitted a ballot proposal to decriminalize entheogens in the 2022 Colorado statewide election, why decriminalization offers a more intentional and just model for psychedelic access, and the emerging models for holistically supporting mental health. Afterward, Joy and Sarah wander through strange metaphors as they reflect on these strangely psychedelic times in the Society of the Spectacle. GET INVOLVED Decriminalize Nature Colorado https://www.facebook.com/decrimnaturecolorado/ Insta: @decrimnaturecolorado https://www.instagram.com/decrimnaturecolorado/?hl=en Decriminalize Nature (national) https://decriminalizenature.org/ FEATURED MUSIC “All the Same” by FaceKiss https://facekiss.bandcamp.com/ “Hey Moon” and “Peter Pan” by Ray Diess https://open.spotify.com/artist/2k9ZPxMCH5vm2E7KHBwmfD https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ray-diess/1553592537 RECOMMENDED READING AND RESOURCES Your Healing is Killing Me https://bookshop.org/books/your-healing-is-killing-me/9780991418398 Our Right to Drugs https://bookshop.org/books/our-right-to-drugs-the-case-for-a-free-market/9780815603337 The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry https://bookshop.org/books/the-book-of-woe-the-dsm-and-the-unmaking-of-psychiatry-9798200063345/9798200063345 Psychiatric Survivors https://www.psychiatricsurvivors.net/ Mad in America https://www.madinamerica.com/ Students for Sensible Drug Policy https://ssdp.org/ SPORE: Society for Psychedelic Outreach, Reform, and Education https://www.thespore.org/ Unlimited Sciences https://unlimitedsciences.org/

Fight Like An Animal
Addiction, Madness, Despair pt. 2: Madness

Fight Like An Animal

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2021 117:18


We examine the hopelessly subjective and highly contentious (one could perhaps say psychotic) process by which the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the so-called bible of psychiatric disorders, has been constructed. Relying heavily on Gary Greenberg's The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry,  we also discuss the consequences the DSM has both for individuals who accept its narratives about the nature of their suffering and for the prospects for social transformation. Somewhere along the way, we talk about secret societies that exert control through claims to exclusive knowledge in traditional cultures, optical illusions that only occur among industrialized people, and the ways captive animals go insane.    

The Colin McEnroe Show
Racism In The Small Towns And Suburbs Of Connecticut

The Colin McEnroe Show

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 49:00


In the wake of resistance to Black Lives Matter protests against racial injustice in cities like Portland, Oregon; Kenosha, Wisconsin; and others, we decided to take a look at race relations in the small towns and suburbs of Connecticut. What we found was disturbing. In some ways, the show feels inadequate. I wish we could have included more of the many people who have experienced racist behavior in our small towns of Connecticut. We won't get to talk to a woman from Farmington who received a threatening note at her home for hanging a Black Lives Matter banner, a student from Killingly who experienced racial bullying, a young BLM organizer in Durham, or a woman angry that Confederate flags are still sold at the Durham fair. I know about these. Most incidents never make the news. This hour, what’s it like to be black and living in a small town or suburb in Connecticut? How do we begin to change the structures that keep racism alive? GUESTS: Gary Greenberg is a psychotherapist, the author of The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmasking of Psychiatry, and the first selectman of Scotland, Connecticut Drew John Ladd is a blogger, activist, and the author of Wolfsong, Beloved Leah Ralls is the president of the Windham/Willimantic NAACP and a social worker for Connecticut’s Division of Public Defender Services Al Robinson is a blogger, activist, and the publisher of My Left Nutmeg Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter. Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Colin McEnroe Show
The Placebo Effect

The Colin McEnroe Show

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 48:58


Placebo treatments have been making people feel better for a long time. They've been working since long before Franz Mesmer was run out of 18th-century Vienna for "mesmerizing" a young pianist into regaining her eyesight, after all hope for a medical cure had been lost. Doctors have long dismissed the placebo effect as inferior to conventional medical treatments that sometimes fail where placebo works well, including in surgical procedures like arthroscopy, a popular procedure that relieves the pain of arthritic knees. The placebo effect is triggered not by a magic pill, but through a combination of expectation, hope, and the strength of the doctor-patient relationship. Placebo is real; it's on the rise in America, and technology is allowing researchers to link placebo with physiological and psychological changes and genetic predisposition that could change the way we treat illness. GUESTS: Gary Greenberg - Psychotherapist and the author of The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmasking of Psychiatry Ted Kaptchuk - Professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School, and Director, Program of Placebo Studies and Therapeutic Encounter at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Bruce Moseley - Orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist, former team physician to the Houston Rockets, first to perform placebo surgery Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter.Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Truth in Love
TIL 272: What About the Unconscious? (feat. Craig Rowe)

Truth in Love

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 19:12


Featuring: 1. Importance of Biblical Counselors being aware of Freud's influence 2. What is Freud's theory of the unconscious 3. The danger's of using Freud's method 4. Navigating Freudian language Notes: Lecture notes https://acbcdigitalresources.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/resources/2019+Annual+Conference/2019+AC+Notes/Breakout+%235+Evaluating+Psychological+Categories+/Craig+Rowe+-+What+About+the+Unconscious.pdf Craig Rowe – What about the Unconscious | $2.99 https://biblicalcounseling.com/store/all-products/craig-rowe-what-about-the-unconscious/ Richard Ganz, PsychoBabble: The Failure of Modern Psychology--and the Biblical Alternative https://smile.amazon.com/PsychoBabble-Failure-Psychology-Biblical-Alternative/dp/0891077340/ref=sr_1_1?crid=M8MLX6I7Y35I&keywords=psychobabble+richard+ganz&qid=1583941722&sprefix=psychobable%2Caps%2C168&sr=8-1 Jay Adams, Competent to Counsel https://smile.amazon.com/Competent-Counsel-Jay-Adams/dp/0310511402/ref=msx_wsirn_v1_6/136-8818339-6153662?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0310511402&pd_rd_r=75eabb3a-e8e1-4bb0-b097-0c9daf53eae6&pd_rd_w=Kgeuj&pd_rd_wg=BInXR&pf_rd_p=3187ad9b-122f-43f5-9fd5-75b35f775d85&pf_rd_r=J0YB831MAHKYT8YBEX6V&psc=1&refRID=J0YB831MAHKYT8YBEX6V Gary Greenberg, The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry https://smile.amazon.com/Book-Woe-DSM-Unmaking-Psychiatry/dp/0142180920/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3KL1YRE4R96UW&keywords=the+book+of+woe+the+dsm+and+the+unmaking+of+psychiatry&qid=1583941848&s=books&sprefix=the+book+of+woe%2Cstripbooks%2C162&sr=1-1 Robert Whitaker, Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America https://smile.amazon.com/Anatomy-Epidemic-Bullets-Psychiatric-Astonishing/dp/0307452425/ref=sr_1_1?crid=UGJ7W8867F0V&keywords=robert+whitaker&qid=1583941905&s=books&sprefix=Robert+whita%2Cstripbooks%2C176&sr=1-1 ACBC, Bibliography of Critical Psychology https://acbcdigitalresources.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/resources/Truth+in+Love+Resources/TIL+Show+Note%3A+Featured+Resource/Critical+Psychology+Flyer_2019.pdf

Truth in Love
TIL 272: What About the Unconscious? (feat. Craig Rowe)

Truth in Love

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 19:12


Featuring: 1. Importance of Biblical Counselors being aware of Freud's influence 2. What is Freud's theory of the unconscious 3. The danger's of using Freud's method 4. Navigating Freudian language Notes: Lecture notes https://acbcdigitalresources.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/resources/2019+Annual+Conference/2019+AC+Notes/Breakout+%235+Evaluating+Psychological+Categories+/Craig+Rowe+-+What+About+the+Unconscious.pdf Craig Rowe – What about the Unconscious | $2.99 https://biblicalcounseling.com/store/all-products/craig-rowe-what-about-the-unconscious/ Richard Ganz, PsychoBabble: The Failure of Modern Psychology--and the Biblical Alternative https://smile.amazon.com/PsychoBabble-Failure-Psychology-Biblical-Alternative/dp/0891077340/ref=sr_1_1?crid=M8MLX6I7Y35I&keywords=psychobabble+richard+ganz&qid=1583941722&sprefix=psychobable%2Caps%2C168&sr=8-1 Jay Adams, Competent to Counsel https://smile.amazon.com/Competent-Counsel-Jay-Adams/dp/0310511402/ref=msx_wsirn_v1_6/136-8818339-6153662?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0310511402&pd_rd_r=75eabb3a-e8e1-4bb0-b097-0c9daf53eae6&pd_rd_w=Kgeuj&pd_rd_wg=BInXR&pf_rd_p=3187ad9b-122f-43f5-9fd5-75b35f775d85&pf_rd_r=J0YB831MAHKYT8YBEX6V&psc=1&refRID=J0YB831MAHKYT8YBEX6V Gary Greenberg, The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry https://smile.amazon.com/Book-Woe-DSM-Unmaking-Psychiatry/dp/0142180920/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3KL1YRE4R96UW&keywords=the+book+of+woe+the+dsm+and+the+unmaking+of+psychiatry&qid=1583941848&s=books&sprefix=the+book+of+woe%2Cstripbooks%2C162&sr=1-1 Robert Whitaker, Anatomy of an Epidemic: Magic Bullets, Psychiatric Drugs, and the Astonishing Rise of Mental Illness in America https://smile.amazon.com/Anatomy-Epidemic-Bullets-Psychiatric-Astonishing/dp/0307452425/ref=sr_1_1?crid=UGJ7W8867F0V&keywords=robert+whitaker&qid=1583941905&s=books&sprefix=Robert+whita%2Cstripbooks%2C176&sr=1-1 ACBC, Bibliography of Critical Psychology https://acbcdigitalresources.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/resources/Truth+in+Love+Resources/TIL+Show+Note%3A+Featured+Resource/Critical+Psychology+Flyer_2019.pdf

New Books in Medicine
Gary Greenberg, “The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry” (Blue Rider Press, 2013)

New Books in Medicine

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2013 47:45


It is common today to treat depression and other mental disorders as concrete illnesses – akin to having pneumonia or the flu. In fact, being prescribed a pill after complaining to your family doctor about feeling depressed is a common occurrence. But are mental disorders really illnesses the way that a sinus infection is? Gary Greenberg, in his fascinating new book The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry (Blue Rider Press, 2013), argues that the answer is no. The DSM, which categorizes and defines mental disorders, is socially constructed, he claims, and changes over time. Homosexuality, for example, was considered an illness until 1973, and Asperger's, now widely considered by the public to be a real condition (which many identify with), may no longer be in the newest revision of the DSM. Greenberg is not indicting all psychiatry or arguing that people should not take antidepressants, but he is criticizing the assumption that mental suffering is the same as physical suffering, arguing that mental anguish is often a multi-layered problem that cannot be fixed by a pill or explained by brain malfunction (though we are often led to believe that this is the case). Allowing the DSM to dictate reality as if it were a scientifically grounded book is a mistake, and we should be more aware of the haphazard way in which it was assembled. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/medicine

New Books in Psychology
Gary Greenberg, “The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry” (Blue Rider Press, 2013)

New Books in Psychology

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2013 47:45


It is common today to treat depression and other mental disorders as concrete illnesses – akin to having pneumonia or the flu. In fact, being prescribed a pill after complaining to your family doctor about feeling depressed is a common occurrence. But are mental disorders really illnesses the way that a sinus infection is? Gary Greenberg, in his fascinating new book The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry (Blue Rider Press, 2013), argues that the answer is no. The DSM, which categorizes and defines mental disorders, is socially constructed, he claims, and changes over time. Homosexuality, for example, was considered an illness until 1973, and Asperger's, now widely considered by the public to be a real condition (which many identify with), may no longer be in the newest revision of the DSM. Greenberg is not indicting all psychiatry or arguing that people should not take antidepressants, but he is criticizing the assumption that mental suffering is the same as physical suffering, arguing that mental anguish is often a multi-layered problem that cannot be fixed by a pill or explained by brain malfunction (though we are often led to believe that this is the case). Allowing the DSM to dictate reality as if it were a scientifically grounded book is a mistake, and we should be more aware of the haphazard way in which it was assembled. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/psychology

New Books Network
Gary Greenberg, “The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry” (Blue Rider Press, 2013)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2013 47:45


It is common today to treat depression and other mental disorders as concrete illnesses – akin to having pneumonia or the flu. In fact, being prescribed a pill after complaining to your family doctor about feeling depressed is a common occurrence. But are mental disorders really illnesses the way that a sinus infection is? Gary Greenberg, in his fascinating new book The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry (Blue Rider Press, 2013), argues that the answer is no. The DSM, which categorizes and defines mental disorders, is socially constructed, he claims, and changes over time. Homosexuality, for example, was considered an illness until 1973, and Asperger’s, now widely considered by the public to be a real condition (which many identify with), may no longer be in the newest revision of the DSM. Greenberg is not indicting all psychiatry or arguing that people should not take antidepressants, but he is criticizing the assumption that mental suffering is the same as physical suffering, arguing that mental anguish is often a multi-layered problem that cannot be fixed by a pill or explained by brain malfunction (though we are often led to believe that this is the case). Allowing the DSM to dictate reality as if it were a scientifically grounded book is a mistake, and we should be more aware of the haphazard way in which it was assembled. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Books in American Studies
Gary Greenberg, “The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry” (Blue Rider Press, 2013)

New Books in American Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2013 47:45


It is common today to treat depression and other mental disorders as concrete illnesses – akin to having pneumonia or the flu. In fact, being prescribed a pill after complaining to your family doctor about feeling depressed is a common occurrence. But are mental disorders really illnesses the way that a sinus infection is? Gary Greenberg, in his fascinating new book The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry (Blue Rider Press, 2013), argues that the answer is no. The DSM, which categorizes and defines mental disorders, is socially constructed, he claims, and changes over time. Homosexuality, for example, was considered an illness until 1973, and Asperger’s, now widely considered by the public to be a real condition (which many identify with), may no longer be in the newest revision of the DSM. Greenberg is not indicting all psychiatry or arguing that people should not take antidepressants, but he is criticizing the assumption that mental suffering is the same as physical suffering, arguing that mental anguish is often a multi-layered problem that cannot be fixed by a pill or explained by brain malfunction (though we are often led to believe that this is the case). Allowing the DSM to dictate reality as if it were a scientifically grounded book is a mistake, and we should be more aware of the haphazard way in which it was assembled. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 7th Avenue Project
Gary Greenberg: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry

The 7th Avenue Project

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2013 68:26


The latest edition of the DSM – the diagnostic and statistical manual of psychiatry – is hot off the presses, and it once again redraws the map of mental malfunction. Hoarding disorder and caffeine withdrawal are in, Asperger's is out. Critics like psychotherapist Gary Greenberg say there's a reason the DSM is a palimpsest: despite its quasi-scientific airs, it has little to do with any clear understanding of mental illness and a lot to do with changing societal attitudes, politics and money. Gary and I discussed his new book, "The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry."

Madness Radio
Unmaking Diagnosis: Gary Greenberg

Madness Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2013 50:17


Why did the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistic Manual become so controversial? Is it possible to alleviate human suffering without classifying it as a mental disorder? Gary Greenberg, psychotherapist, author of Manufacturing Depression and The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry, and journalist for Harper’s, the New Yorker, and […]

The Stories We Live By
Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis, and Religion: Myths We live By

The Stories We Live By

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2013 52:00


Todays story begins with a brief discussion of "The Book of Woe: The DSM and The Death of Psychiatry" by psychologist Gary Greenberg. In it Greenberg demontrates how the same psychiatrists who developed the DSM refer to it as "bullshit" and a "noble lie." While I will discuss the book itself at a later date (hopefully with Dr. Greenberg himself) the book makes clear that psychiatry fits its own definition of a delusion: a false belief held as true in the face of all evidence that disproves it. To mental health professionals delusions are proof of the most serious forms of mental illness and disorders. We will then continue with the Freudian and Psychoanalytic interpretation of how delusions represent defence mechanisms that create alternate views of reality too painful for the deluded individuals to live by and Freud's contention that all religions are, in fact, myths and delusions! I will then discuss Freud's theory that sexual repression causes mental illness and suggest that this was Freud's delusion, accepted by a majority of psychonanalysts. Finally, I will suggest that our species lives according to myths and delusions that we are destroying ourselves and our planet by doing so. I will end by hoping  that my beliefs are delusions and that I am wrong about everything I said in tonight story.

The Armstrong and Getty Show (Bingo)
Psychotherapist Gary Greenberg, author of "The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry," talks about the new version of the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders); Cas

The Armstrong and Getty Show (Bingo)

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2013


8 AM - Psychotherapist Gary Greenberg, author of "The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry," talks about the new version of the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders); Castro brothers were interviewed.