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Paula J. Caplan, PhD
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http://www.paulajcaplan.net
Paula J. Caplan, PhD, is a clinical and research psychologist, activist, Associate at the Du Bois Institute, Harvard University, and the author of 11 books, including one that won three national awards for nonfiction and two about psychiatric diagnosis. Her personal website is at paulajcaplan.net. Her books include
They Say You're Crazy: How the World's Most Powerful Psychiatrists Decide Who's Normal
and the edited
Bias in Psychiatric Diagnosis
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When Psych Diagnosis Means Life-or-Death
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How Many Times Must the “PTSD” Label’s Harm Be Exposed?
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Suicidal Thoughts, Psychiatric Diagnosis, and What Really Helps: Part Two
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Suicidal Thoughts, Psychiatric Diagnosis, and What Really Helps: Part One
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Is COVID-19 Making Everybody Crazy?
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The President’s Fitness: Can Professionals Help Decide?
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The Persistent, Misdirected Search for Causes of Trauma-based Suffering
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March 27, 2020
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A Book Review of “Acceptance: The Defining Voice of Validation”
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March 13, 2020
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Why Must People Pathologize Eating Problems?
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Big Pharma Meets Big Diagnosis, Big Courts, and Big Psychiatric Hospitals
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The Invisibles: Children in Foster Care
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December 30, 2019
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Talking About Psych Diagnoses and Drugs: A Primer for Parents & Professionals
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July 13, 2019
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To Warn or Not to Warn? A Critique of MIA’s Use of Diagnostic Terminology
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Dual-award Winning Play and Film About Human Beings, not Psychopathology
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November 5, 2016
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Myths are Used to Justify Depriving People Diagnosed as Mentally Ill of Their Human...
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Diagnosisgate: A Major Media Blackout Mystery
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October 30, 2015
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Top Psychiatrist’s Stunning Announcement About Gun Violence
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October 9, 2015
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Human Rights, Disclosing the Truth, and Psychiatric Diagnosis
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Paula Caplan, PhD – Short Bio
February 17, 2014
The Great “Crazy” Cover-up: Harm Results from Rewriting the History of DSM
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The APA Refuses to Listen to Voices of People Harmed by Diagnosis … and...
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Will the APA Listen to the Voices of Those Harmed by Psychiatric Diagnosis?
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