Daniel Morehead, MD

Mental illness is medically real.

What if the psychiatrist’s public face changed from that of a distant prescriber to one of a fellow warrior in the trenches?

Let’s stop fighting amongst ourselves as a mental health movement and focus on biological as well as psychosocial treatment.

A frequent criticism of psychiatry: psychiatrists do not learn, practice, or value psychotherapy. Is it true?

The truth: Psychiatric treatment works.

How important is psychotherapy today?

How does a recent critique of the history of psychiatry get it wrong?

"Nobody likes the DSM..."

In this new series, explore how to approach the criticisms of psychiatry.

According to 1 doctor, we all need to communicate the legitimacy of psychiatry as a medical specialty.

Commonplace criticisms generate an image of psychiatry that is both wildly distorted and profoundly destructive.

In a spirit of gratitude, here are eight of the many extraordinary advantages of being a psychiatrist.