Allan V. Horowitz

Allan V. Horwitz is an American sociologist and professor at Rutgers University who specialises in the sociology of mental health and illness. He is one of the most influential scholars working on how societies define and categorise mental disorders, and his work has shaped academic and public understanding of psychiatry's boundaries. DSM examines the history and impact of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the book that defines what counts as mental illness in America and beyond. Horwitz brings a critical, sociological perspective to this powerful document, exploring how it has expanded, what it gets right and where it falls short. His audiobooks and books are essential for listeners interested in mental health, psychiatry and the fascinating question of how we decide what is normal and what is not.