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January 1, 2017

Turns in the Road

Highlights from the Networker Journey

Katy Butler, Dusty Miller, Esther Perel, Frank Pittman, Fred Wistow, Gary Greenberg, Laura Markowitz, Mary Sykes Wylie, Molly Layton, Rich Simon, and Ron Taffel

Out of all the hundreds and hundreds of articles that have appeared in the Networker over the past four decades, we’ve chosen a small sampling that captures the magazine’s most journalistic side, conveying not so much the eternal verities of our profession, but the sense of reading a first draft of the field’s history. Among other things, you’ll find therapeutic methods that, as exciting as they seemed at the moment, didn’t stand the test of time as well as initial forays into discussing complex issues we’re still struggling with today. We’ve also added in a few examples of writing so immediate and compelling that they have an air of timelessness. Prepare yourself for an interesting journey. Read More

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June 24, 2014

VIDEO: Examining DSM-5's Most Controversial Change

Gary Greenberg on the Bereavement Exclusion

Rich Simon & Gary Greenberg

“When DSM-III came out and the major depression diagnosis was created,” Gary tells us in this brief video clip, “it was immediately clear that many people who were recently bereaved were going to qualify for that diagnosis.” Read More
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Magazine Article

March 7, 2014

The Cult of DSM

Ending Our Allegiance to the Great Gazoo

Gary Greenberg

Labeling clients with DSM diagnoses is a ritual most of us perform to get reimbursed and pay our mortgages, but few of us actually believe in. Has the time finally come for us to take our dissatisfaction with the DSM seriously and turn it into something more than a bitter complaint? Read More

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October 14, 2013

Examining the Most Controversial Change in DSM-5

Gary Greenberg On The Bereavement Exclusion

Rich Simon & Gary Greenberg

When examining the various changes made in DSM-5, Gary Greenberg finds the most controversial one to be the removal of the bereavement exclusion from the major depression diagnosis. Read More

Online Story

September 9, 2013

What's The Value Of A Diagnostic Category In The DSM?

Gary Greenberg on the Role of Economic Factors in the Shaping of the DSM

Rich Simon & Gary Greenberg

Gary Greenberg deconstructs the DSM and how it affects the field and your practice. Read More

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Gary Greenberg

Gary Greenberg, PhD, is a practicing psychotherapist, the author of four books, including The Book of Woe, a contributing writer for Mother Jones, and a contributing editor for Harper's.