Daniel Carlat – A New Vision for Mental Health

The Illusions of Psychiatry

Author: Editorial 7th January 2022 0 Comments

This article (2011) by Dr. Marcia Angell (ex-editor of the New England Journal of Medicine) has been published by The New York Review. It begins: “In my article in the last issue, I focused mainly on the recent books by psychologist…
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a coherent system

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Dr. Drug Rep

Author: Editorial 5th February 2021 0 Comments

This article by Dr. Daniel Carlat reflects on his direct personal experiences working as as a psychiatrist within an American context. Published some years ago in the New York Times, it illustrates the undue power and influence of pharmaceutical companies, particularly…
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collaborative practice

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Unhinged: The Trouble with Psychiatry – A Doctor’s Revelations about a Profession in Crisis

Author: Editorial 15th June 2020 0 Comments

“Psychiatrists have settled for treating symptoms rather than causes, embracing the apparent medical rigor of DSM diagnoses and prescription in place of learning the more challenging craft of therapeutic counseling …” This book , written within an American context, comes from…
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collaborative practice

counseling, counselling, Daniel Carlat, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of Mental Disorders, psychiatry