The History of Medicine

4.9 - The DSM: Insane and Idiotic

March 22, 2021 Kirby Gong Season 4
The History of Medicine
4.9 - The DSM: Insane and Idiotic
Show Notes

This week we'll talk about the origins of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM for short. It starts with the United States census very unscientifically trying to study mental illness,  and Emil Kraepelin fixing things up over in Europe.

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