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No Such Thing as Normal

Disorders, Diagnoses, and the Limits of Psychiatry

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No Such Thing as Normal

By: Marieke Bigg
Narrated by: Sarah Durham
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 Exposing the false promises of psychiatry and the crumbling foundations on which it was built

Psychiatry rests on the belief that mental distress can ultimately be explained by biology: brain structures, chemical imbalances and genetics. Treatments from lobotomies to electroconvulsive therapy to prescription drugs have been touted as cures for 'disorder'. And somewhere along the way, the pharmaceutical industry has leapfrogged its patients, making millions designing drugs to treat disorders, then billions dreaming up disorders that require drugs.

We are now diagnosed and treated for mental disorders more than ever, despite increasing evidence that environmental factors play a far greater role than biological ones. Laying out the steps for a mental health system that helps rather than harms, Marieke Bigg asks: how can we heal when faced with an industry that banks on keeping us sick?©2025 Marieke Bigg (P)2025 Profile Books Ltd Gender Studies Mental Health Mood Disorders Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Social Sciences Health Human Brain
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