Is Shyness a Disease? Christopher Lane

Do pharmaceutical companies control the social definition of normal? Can advertising and public relations campaigns turn acceptable personality differences into unacceptable disorders? British-American literary critic and historian Christopher Lane discusses his book Shyness: How Normal Behavior Became a Sickness, including the way politics and profits drive the bible of mental health treatment, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. http://www.christopherlane.org http://blogs.psychologytoday.com/blog/side-effectsThe post Is Shyness a Disease? Christopher Lane first appeared on Madness Radio.