The documentary Psychiatry’s Deadliest Scam critiques the DSM, psychiatry’s diagnostic manual, for labeling normal behaviors as mental illnesses. It argues that the DSM lacks scientific basis and fuels a massive industry built on overdiagnosis and overmedication. Through interviews and analysis, it claims this practice jeopardizes civil liberties and ethical treatment.
| Release Date | October 19, 2011 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | Diagnostic & Statistical Manual: Psychiatry's Deadliest Scam | |
| Runtime | 1h 18min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | — | |
| Original Language | English | |
| Production Countries | United States of America | |
| Production Companies | Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR)Church of Scientology | |