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Film and Book Reviews
Two Perspectives: Emergency Medicine and Psychiatry
June 01, 2020
Emergency Psychiatry: Principles and Practice has something for everyone and is easily applicable to emergency and primary care.
Anti-Semitism and Psychiatry: Recognition, Prevention, and Interventions
April 28, 2020
Conceived as a needed sequel of Islamophobia and Psychiatry, this volume reflects not only the intellectual cogency and scholarly vision of its Editors but also a solid presentation of multiple perspectives on a complex social phenomenon.
The Great Pretender: The Undercover Mission That Changed Our Understanding of Madness
March 09, 2020
Pseudopatients and their discontents: an historical perspective.
50 Shades of Misdiagnosis
February 18, 2020
"The idea of seeing a patient, not just a diagnostic label, is an extremely valuable lesson. Being primed to see certain behaviors as pathological in certain contexts and perfectly normal in others is something that all doctors should be aware of." -Susannah Cahalan
The Legacy of Political Persecution
February 11, 2020
As historians and mental health professionals both know, in the words of the writer William Faulkner, “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.”
Reading Linehan in the Age of Critical Psychiatry
February 11, 2020
To read Linehan’s memoir is to realize that she underwent a crucifixion and resurrection of her own, and that the Pontius Pilate in her story is psychiatry itself.
Social Constructionism Meets Aging and Dementia
January 27, 2020
A Conversation in Critical Psychiatry with Peter J. Whitehouse, MD, PhD.
Herbal Treatment of Major Depression: Scientific Basis and Practical Use
January 20, 2020
Many patients can benefit from herbs with gentler action, fewer adverse effects, and some health benefits beyond their antidepressant effects.
The Cult of Trump: A Leading Cult Expert Explains How the President Uses Mind Control
January 09, 2020
It is a new year, an election year, with impeachment looming and the Iranian conflict-funnily enough, this book is not about the President of the United States. It's all about cults.
Integrating Academic Inquiry and Reformist Activism in Psychiatry
January 04, 2020
Since a disappointingly large number of people equate the critical psychiatry movement with the antipsychiatry movement, two psychiatrists shed light on why that is not the case.