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Category Archives: Psychiatry
The Will to Meaning: The Life of Viktor Frankl
Viktor Frankl (1905-1997) was born in Vienna on March 26, 1905, the second of three children in a Jewish family of modest means. His father, Gabriel, worked as a civil servant in the ministry of social affairs, a disciplined man … Continue reading
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Omar Sultan Haque – Physician, Psychiatrist, Philosopher
Omar Sultan Haque holds an Sc.B. in neuroscience and A.B. in religious studies from Brown University, an M.T.S. from Harvard Divinity School, an S.T.M. from Yale, and an M.D. from Harvard Medical School. He completed his Ph.D. in cognition and … Continue reading
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The Jurisdictional Wars: Alliance Theory and the Battle for American Professional Authority
American professions do not primarily compete over who is most competent. They compete over who gets to define what requires their competence. High-status actors do not say they want power, prestige, or income. They say they are protecting the public, … Continue reading
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The Jurisdictional Wars: Alliance Theory and the Battle for Mental Health Authority
American mental-health high-status actors do not compete for authority by openly saying they want power, prestige, or income. They compete by invoking moral languages that frame their authority as faithfulness to evidence-based care, compassion for suffering, and responsibility for early … Continue reading
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The Book of Woe: The DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry (2013)
Gary Greenberg’s The Book of Woe is a sustained attack on the DSM-5 and on the institutional culture that produced it. Greenberg writes as both a practicing therapist and a journalist, which gives him an unusual vantage point. He understands … Continue reading
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Andrew T. Scull vs Allan V. Horwitz On The History Of Psychiatry
Both Andrew Scull and Allan Horwitz write about psychiatry and mental illness, but they approach the subject from different angles and reach somewhat different conclusions, even when they cover similar ground. Scull is a historian, and his work reflects that. … Continue reading
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The Invention Of Mental Illness
What is mental illness? I like Allan Horwitz’s analogy. When your wrist does everything your wrist you should, your wrist is healthy. If your psyche is doing what your psyche should do in your situation, your psyche is healthy. If … Continue reading
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Decoding The Fight Over Love Addiction
The NYT reports: “Is Love Addictive? Many Say Yes, and It’s Changing Our Idea of Romance. Poems and songs say love should be world-shattering. The logic of love addiction suggests that it shouldn’t.” ChatGPT says: The fight over “love addiction” … Continue reading
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Dr. Sally Satel – A Deep Dive into the Psychiatric Profession
Dr. Sally Satel discusses a case where she argued against the death penalty for a schizophrenic man. She addresses the intense public backlash she received for showing empathy toward someone who committed a horrific crime. 03:31 – Introduction of the … Continue reading
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‘No one has the faintest idea of how to prevent major mental illness.’ (12-12-24)
01:00 New York Post: OnlyFans model cries after sleeping with 101 men in a day: ‘Sometimes I feel so robotic’, https://nypost.com/2024/12/11/lifestyle/onlyfans-model-lily-phillips-cries-after-sleeping-with-101-men-in-a-day/08:00 Failing the Severely Mentally Ill, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9kTPLfK7ZM25:20 The wit of the child wards off the parent’s depression, https://x.com/lukeford/status/186731343674262757027:00 How do … Continue reading
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