Ending the Era of Mass Psychiatry
Marilyn Wedge, Ph.D.
Family therapist, author
The number of Americans who are diagnosed or diagnosable with a serious mental illness has skyrocketed. Social Security claims for disability due to mental illness have also exploded. In 1987, the number was one in 84 Americans, whereas in 2007 it increased to one in 76. In children, the picture looks even bleaker: there was a 35-fold increase in disability claims for mental illness between 1987 and 2007. What is going on? Why are Americans suffering a mental health epidemic that is unique in the developed world?.....
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