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Insane Medicine, Chapter 7: Industrialised Psychotherapy Markets Western Folk Psychology (Part 2)

Sam Timimi contrasts the folk psychology brands of CBT and McMindfulness with empowering frameworks such as Open Dialogue and the Power Threat Meaning Framework.

Pathogenic societies and collective madness: A critical look at normalcy

Although the so-called mental disorders undoubtedly have a biological correlate, their nature goes beyond the body involving social, cultural, and psychological dimensions. More often than not our suffering is the result of how we organize our affairs on a collective level

JAMA Psychiatry: No evidence that psychiatric treatments produce “successful outcomes”

In a viewpoint piece published in JAMA Psychiatry, researchers write that there is no evidence that psychiatric interventions lead to “successful” outcomes. Successful outcomes, they...

Insane Medicine, Chapter 8: Treatment Traps and How to Get Out of Them (Part...

Sami Timimi provides a discussion of the ways medication may be helpful for some, and advice and information on discontinuing psychiatric drugs.

Early intervention in ultrahigh risk for psychosis ineffective

In a new study in JAMA Psychiatry, researchers tested an increasingly intensive, multi-stage approach to early intervention for people at “ultrahigh risk” of psychosis. Their...