Vivak Datta, MD, is a second year psychiatry resident at the University of Washington, Seattle. He has a website called Medicine and Society, and on November 14, he published a lengthy article titled Science and Pseudoscience in Psychiatric Training: What Psychiatrists Don’t Learn and What Psychiatrists Should Learn. On November 20, the article was published… Continue Reading
Archives for November 2014
Peter Kinderman in Scientific American. An Important Milestone!
On November 17, Scientific American published on its MIND blog website Why We Need to Abandon the Disease-Model of Mental Health Care, by Peter Kinderman, PhD. Here are some quotes: “The idea that our more distressing emotions such as grief and anger can best be understood as symptoms of physical illnesses is pervasive and seductive…. Continue Reading
Psychiatry: Still Trying To Rewrite History
On October 15, psychiatrist Allan Tasman, MD, published an article in Psychiatric Times. The title of the article is The Most Exciting Time in the History of Psychiatry. Psychiatric Times describes itself: “Our Focus: News, special Reports, and clinical content related to psychiatry. Our Audience: Psychiatrists and allied mental health professionals who treat mental disorders.”… Continue Reading
More Cheerleading from the Royal College of Psychiatrists
On October 23, Simon Wessely, MD, a British psychiatrist, published an article, The real crisis in psychiatry is that there isn’t enough of it, at the online site The Conversation. Dr. Wessely is the Professor of Psychological Medicine at King’s College, London, and is also the President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. The Conversation… Continue Reading