Psychiatrists at war over broadening mental illness definition.

This article discusses the debate over the revised definition of mental illnesses in the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders" published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA). It highlights the claim made by retired psychiatrists Robert Spitzer and Allen Frances that the definition broadens that tens of millions of people will be given unnecessary and risky drugs. In addition, the article presents the response by the APA that Spitzer and Frances are being motivated by their own financial interests.