“Two weeks ago, I wrote a blog opposing the DSM 5′s proposal to reduce the DSM IV bereavement exclusion. This blog has since gone viral in the most incredible way- 100,000 readers within its first few weeks. It seems that this proposal is experienced as an outrageous insult by the very people it is intended to help. I have more than …

This week, Allen Frances, MD, addresses the fact that the American Psychiatric Association has hired a PR spokesman. Frances also discusses his involvement and passion for bringing accountability to the DSM 5 Task Force.

On March 13, 2012, British journal, New Scientist, published a pieced entitled “Many authors of psychiatry bible have industry ties”.

The below link is a letter from the American Psychiatric Association president John Oldham, M.D. to the Open Letter Committee of the Society for Humanistic Psychology (Division 32 of the American Psychological Association).  This letter from the APA is a response to a recent letter the Open Letter Committee sent the DSM-5 Task Force calling for an independent review. APA letter …

The Open Letter Committee of the Society for Humanistic Psychology, Division 32 of the American Psychological Association, has written a new letter to the DSM-5 Task Force, calling for an independent review of the DSM-5.