Episode 397 • • 1:10:16 - 1:14:22
397: Wiggin' Out
DSM-5 Mental Health Manual, Einstein Syndrome in Children
The upcoming release of the DSM-5 is criticized for expanding mental health diagnoses to benefit the pharmaceutical industry. A listener's story about a late-talking child introduces "Einstein Syndrome," a term coined by Thomas Sowell for bright children who experience speech delays. The hosts warn against the over-prescription of drugs for children who may simply be developing differently.