Conversations in Critical Psychiatry

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.

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.

May 24, 2021

Noteworthy arguments that challenge the state of affairs in psychiatry.

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.

April 21, 2021

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

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.

March 25, 2021

How can we ensure that our attributions of meaning are not simply instances of creative storytelling?

March 12, 2021

Are current systems of mental health care alienating children and adults from the meaning inherent in their own emotional difficulties?

March 05, 2021

The story of depression, through time and around the world.

February 20, 2021

An interview with Kenneth S. Kendler, MD, vice-chair of the American Psychiatric Association DSM Steering Committee, author of more than 1200 articles, and one of the highest-cited researchers in psychiatry.