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Conversations in Critical Psychiatry
The Neurodiversity Paradigm in Psychiatry: Robert Chapman, PhD
September 24, 2021
Is neurodivergence to be cured or is it a healthy part of our social ecology?
Trauma and the Politics of Diagnosis: Janice Haaken, PhD
July 13, 2021
How should the sociopolitical nature of PTSD as a diagnosis inform our understanding of trauma?
From Classic and Critical to Integrative Psychiatry: Dan J. Stein, MD, PhD, DPhil
July 01, 2021
Travelling the middle road between skepticism and scientism in psychiatric research and treatment.
Exploring the Evolution of Depression
June 21, 2021
Is depression the same today as it was in the 17th century? Is it the same thing in Nigeria as it is in the United States? One of the foremost historians of psychiatry weighs in.
Global Psychiatry’s Crisis of Values: Dainius Pūras, MD
June 03, 2021
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.
10 Critical Conversations to Evaluate the Status Quo in Psychiatry
May 24, 2021
Noteworthy arguments that challenge the state of affairs in psychiatry.
Psychiatry and the Long View: Paul Summergrad, MD
May 20, 2021
In this conversation, a former APA president discusses mystical and meditative experiences, reconciling psychoanalysis and neuroscience, and tensions surrounding the medical model.
Reconsidering Care and Coercion in Psychiatry: Kathleen Flaherty, JD
April 21, 2021
A lawyer discusses how the legal system treats (and mistreats) those with mental illnesses.
Phenomenology, Power, Polarization, and Psychosis
April 13, 2021
Patient perspectives in academic discourse in psychiatry have historically been a neglected area. What are some of the consequences and implications of this absence? How has this affected both psychiatry and those who have been excluded? These questions and more are discussed.