Commentary

Videos

Medical aid in dying is available for psychiatric patients in European countries and Canada. Will the United States be next? 

Are Psychiatrists who Assist in Suicide Betraying Their Professional Values?

Articles

In this installment of Conversations in Critical Psychiatry, a former United Nations Special Rapporteur discusses the need for a change in the status quo of mental health care. 

Global Psychiatry’s Crisis of Values: Dainius Pūras, MD

Will a new Canadian law overturn long-held ethical norms in psychiatry? 

Oh, Canada! Your New Law Will Provide, Not Prevent, Suicide for Some Psychiatric Patients 

Slideshows

Noteworthy arguments that challenge the state of affairs in psychiatry.

10 Critical Conversations to Evaluate the Status Quo in Psychiatry

In this conversation, a former APA president discusses mystical and meditative experiences, reconciling psychoanalysis and neuroscience, and tensions surrounding the medical model. 

Psychiatry and the Long View: Paul Summergrad, MD

A television drama looks at eating disorders from the patient, physician, and family perspectives. What does it get right—and wrong?

Breaking the Skinny Standard: Anorexia on Screen 

At almost every turn, insurance payers, based on seemingly ignorant and unethical justifications, continue to undermine the quality of psychiatric care.

Aiding and Abetting Burnout

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

, which has become the leading suicide prevention nonprofit organization in the United States. He is also a founding member of the National Council for Suicide Prevention, serves on the National Lifeline Advisory Committee, the Executive Committee of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, and is the past Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Health Council.

There is 1 suicide every 11 minutes... how can crisis response systems help?  

Reforming Crisis Response Care

Powerful psychic defenses are keeping humanity from facing a number of interconnected crises. How can these psychic defenses be overcome? 

Introducing a New Series: Racism and Climate Change 

A lawyer discusses how the legal system treats (and mistreats) those with mental illnesses. 

Couch in Crisis