Are We All Crazy?

What is normal? And for the matter, what is abnormal? Psychologists have been trying to categorize human behavior for nearly two centuries. Anthony takes a look at what it takes to be diagnosed with a personality disorder and wonders: are we all crazy? Read More: "Psychiatry: What Is Normal?" http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/06/22/1102196/-Psychiatry-What-Is-Normal "Ever since Freud first wrote about young women sickened by their repressed sexual thoughts, America has been fascinated by the world of psychiatry." "Inside the Battle to Define Mental Illness" http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/12/ff_dsmv/all/ "Every so often Al Frances says something that seems to surprise even him. Just now, for instance, in the predawn darkness of his comfortable, rambling home in Carmel, California, he has broken off his exercise routine to declare that "there is no definition of a mental disorder." "The Numbers Count: Mental Disorders in America" http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/the-numbers-count-mental-disorders-in-america/index.shtml "General Practitioners Write Most Prescriptions for Mental Health Drugs, According to Study from Thomson Reuters and SAMHSA" http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/general-practitioners-write-most-prescriptions-for-mental-health-drugs-according-to-study-from-thomson-reuters-and-samhsa-62826612.html "Fifty-nine percent of all prescriptions filled for psychotropic medications are written by general practitioners, according to a research report published this month in Psychiatric Services." DNews is a show about the science of everyday life. We post two new videos every day of the week. Watch More http://www.youtube.com/dnewschannel Subscribe http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzWQYUVCpZqtN93H8RR44Qw?sub_confirmation=1 DNews Twitter https://twitter.com/dnews Anthony Carboni Twitter: https://twitter.com/acarboni Laci Green Twitter https://twitter.com/gogreen18 Trace Dominguez Twitter https://twitter.com/trace501 DNews Facebook http://www.facebook.com/DNews DNews Google+ https://plus.google.com/u/0/106194964544004197170/posts DNews Website http://discoverynews.com/