Dsm III Saved Psychiatry Summary

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Chapter two Dr. Frances talks about DSM III and how that edition of DSM has impacted people across the country as well, as the impact Philippe Pinel had on psychiatry. Mr. Pinel was known as the “Father of Psychiatry”, he destroyed the demonization of the mentally ill. He treated his patients like they were human which helped him create a movement of moral treatment for the mentally ill. This chapter also goes into historical details about psychiatry. After World War II psychiatry blossomed. DSM I and II were not cared about much in society, but DSM III saved psychiatry. It had both positive and negative effects. It created a reliance on empathy and creative intuition to understand patient’s issues. It also created a system for diagnosis and