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. Background
1. Diagnosis in Psychiatry
2. The DSM and Its Discontents
3. Overdiagnosis and Over-Treatment
4. Science, Philosophy, and Diagnosis
Part II. Categories Most Likely to Be Overdiagnosed
5. How Major Is Major Depression?
6. Bipolar Disorders
7. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
8. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
9. Personality and Personality Disorder
10. Other Disorders in Which Overdiagnosis Is a Risk
PART III: CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS
11. The Rise of Aggressive Psychopharmacology
12. Transdiagnostic Approaches
Part IV. Diagnosis and Normality
13. How Do We Know What Is Normal?
14. Where Do We Go From Here?
References
Index