'Creating Mental Illness' by Allan V. Horwitz reviewed by Lynn E. O'Connor Horwitz begins by stating boldly that many so-called mental disorders
according to our current symptom-based system of classification, are not really mental disorders at all,
but normal responses to social stress, relationship problems, work or other problems in living, or social
deviance that may be in some cases, culturally supported. He carefully defines "mental disorder" using
Wakefield’s (1992; 1993) definition: "a mental disorder exists when some internal psychological system is
unable to function as it is designed to function, and when this dysfunction is defined as inappropriate in a
particular social context". posted by Cyndy | link | | |
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