Overdiagnosis in Psychiatry

Joel Paris, MD, was born in New York City, but has spent most of his life in Canada. He is Professor of Psychiatry Emeritus at McGill University and served as Department Chair for ten years. An award-winning educator who has supervised psychiatric evaluations with residents for over 40 years, Dr. Paris is currently a Research Associate at the Jewish General Hospital, and heads personality clinics at both the McGill University Health Center and Jewish General Hospital. Dr. Paris' research focuses on borderline personality disorder, its causes, and long-term outcome. He is a former Editor-in-Chief of the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles, and authored 23 books and 50 book chapters.

• Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Part I. Background1. Diagnosis in Psychiatry2. The DSM and Its Discontents3. Overdiagnosis and Over-Treatment4. Science, Philosophy, and DiagnosisPart II. Categories Most Likely to Be Overdiagnosed5. How Major Is Major Depression?6. Bipolar Disorders7. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder8. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder9. Personality and Personality Disorder10. Other Disorders in Which Overdiagnosis Is a RiskPART III: CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS11. The Rise of Aggressive Psychopharmacology12. Transdiagnostic ApproachesPart IV. Diagnosis and Normality13. How Do We Know What Is Normal?14. Where Do We Go From Here?ReferencesIndex