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'''Paula Caplan''' is a clinical and research [[psychologist]]. She is currently an Associate at [[Harvard University]]'s DuBois Institute, working on the Voices of Diversity project, and a Fellow at the Women and Public Policy Program of the Kennedy School at Harvard. Previously she was full professor of psychology, assistant professor of psychiatry, and lecturer in [[Womens studies|Womens Studies]] at the [[University of Toronto]], and was chosen by the [[American Psychological Association]] as an "eminent woman psychologist". She is the author of ''The Myth of Women's Masochism'' and ''Don't Blame Mother'', plus a number of other books. Her twelfth and latest book is ''When Johnny and Jane Come Marching Home: How All of Us Can Help Veterans'', won the 2011 [[American Publishers Award]] for Professional and Scholarly Excellence in the Psychology category.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.psychologytoday.com/experts/paula-j-caplan-phd |title=Paula J. Caplan, Ph.D. |author= |date= |work=Psychology Today }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://talentdevelop.com/interviews/pcaplan.html |title=Paula Caplan Interview |author=Douglas Eby |date= |work=Talent Development Resources }}</ref> |
'''Paula Caplan''' is a clinical and research [[psychologist]]. She is currently an Associate at [[Harvard University]]'s DuBois Institute, working on the Voices of Diversity project, and a Fellow at the Women and Public Policy Program of the Kennedy School at Harvard. Previously she was full professor of psychology, assistant professor of psychiatry, and lecturer in [[Womens studies|Womens Studies]] at the [[University of Toronto]], and was chosen by the [[American Psychological Association]] as an "eminent woman psychologist". She is the author of ''The Myth of Women's Masochism'' and ''Don't Blame Mother'', plus a number of other books. Her twelfth and latest book is ''When Johnny and Jane Come Marching Home: How All of Us Can Help Veterans'', won the 2011 [[American Publishers Award]] for Professional and Scholarly Excellence in the Psychology category.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.psychologytoday.com/experts/paula-j-caplan-phd |title=Paula J. Caplan, Ph.D. |author= |date= |work=Psychology Today }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://talentdevelop.com/interviews/pcaplan.html |title=Paula Caplan Interview |author=Douglas Eby |date= |work=Talent Development Resources }}</ref> |
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Since the 1980s, Caplan has had concerns about about psychiatric diagnosis, and people being arbitrarily “slapped with a psychiatric label”. Caplan says psychiatric diagnosis is unregulated, so doctors aren’t required to spend much time understanding patients situations or to seek another doctor’s opinion. The criteria for allocating psychiatric labels are contained in the [[Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders]], which can “lead a therapist to focus on narrow checklists of symptoms, with little consideration for what is causing the patient’s suffering”. So, according to Caplan, getting a psychiatric diagnosis and label often hinders recovery. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/psychiatrys-bible-the-dsm-is-doing-more-harm-than-good/2012/04/27/gIQAqy0WlT_story.html |title=Psychiatry’s bible, the DSM, is doing more harm than good |author=Paula J. Caplan |date= April 28, 2012 |work=Washington Post }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:13, 29 April 2012
Paula Caplan is a clinical and research psychologist. She is currently an Associate at Harvard University's DuBois Institute, working on the Voices of Diversity project, and a Fellow at the Women and Public Policy Program of the Kennedy School at Harvard. Previously she was full professor of psychology, assistant professor of psychiatry, and lecturer in Womens Studies at the University of Toronto, and was chosen by the American Psychological Association as an "eminent woman psychologist". She is the author of The Myth of Women's Masochism and Don't Blame Mother, plus a number of other books. Her twelfth and latest book is When Johnny and Jane Come Marching Home: How All of Us Can Help Veterans, won the 2011 American Publishers Award for Professional and Scholarly Excellence in the Psychology category.[1][2]
Since the 1980s, Caplan has had concerns about about psychiatric diagnosis, and people being arbitrarily “slapped with a psychiatric label”. Caplan says psychiatric diagnosis is unregulated, so doctors aren’t required to spend much time understanding patients situations or to seek another doctor’s opinion. The criteria for allocating psychiatric labels are contained in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which can “lead a therapist to focus on narrow checklists of symptoms, with little consideration for what is causing the patient’s suffering”. So, according to Caplan, getting a psychiatric diagnosis and label often hinders recovery. [3]
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References
- ^ "Paula J. Caplan, Ph.D." Psychology Today.
- ^ Douglas Eby. "Paula Caplan Interview". Talent Development Resources.
- ^ Paula J. Caplan (April 28, 2012). "Psychiatry's bible, the DSM, is doing more harm than good". Washington Post.