For decades, the definitions and treatments of mental illness exported by the United States have become international standards, and the result is a gradual flattening and homogenizing of the landscape of the human psyche around the world. The book points out that each mental illness varies with its culture and beliefs, and that the existence of such differences should not be ignored. The author expresses his concerns about the adoption of standardized criteria for the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness and reveals the ambition of drug companies to promote universal disease categories for profit.