In the first part of this lecture, Dr. James Davies takes us behind the scenes of how the DSM, the psychiatrist’s bible, was actually written. Did science drive the construction of new mental disorder categories like ADHD and major depression? Or did less scientific and more unexpected processes play a role? His exclusive interviews with the creators of the DSM reveal the answer.

The second part addresses why psychiatry is such big business. It explores why, on the whole, the field may be doing more harm than good. You’ll get insider knowledge on how psychiatry has put riches and medical status above patients’ well-being.

The charge sheet is damning. Companies routinely bury negative drug trials. Research regularly manipulates data to produce positive results. Antidepressants work no better than placebos. Huge pharmaceutical rewards seduce doctors into creating more disorders and prescribing more pills. Finally, mass-marketing unscrupulously conceals ethical, scientific, and treatment flaws.