Thu.Oct 31, 2024

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The Core Error of Psychiatrists and Psychologists: Certainty about “Consensus Reality”

Mad in America

“Yet many psychiatrists and psychologists refuse to entertain the idea that society as a whole may be lacking in sanity.” —Erich Fromm, The Sane Society (1955) W ith the mainstream media finally reporting that “ depression is not caused by low levels of serotonin ,” many people ask me: Why does psychiatry repeatedly get it wrong when it comes to not only to its theories of mental illness but in so many other areas?

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Strategies to Nourish and Soothe Ourselves in Transformational Times

Judy Tsafrir, MD Blog

These are transformational times where in the words of mythologist Michael Meade, “nature is rattling and culture is unraveling” simultaneously. The intensity, pressure, and radical uncertainty in the world are creating so much collective stress, fear, and suffering. We all need strategies at this time to nourish and soothe ourselves. Last weekend I gathered with… The post Strategies to Nourish and Soothe Ourselves in Transformational Times first appeared on Judy Tsafrir, M.D.

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When the Lunatics Arise by Bonnie Schell

Mad in America

“It is the very error of the moon. She comes more near the earth than she was wont. And makes men mad.” – Shakespeare, Othello, Act 6, scene 2. Ancient stars peek out from black holes Hiding to avoid confrontation with meteoroids. The lunatics quiver and quake under numbers etched on stick and steel Up and down the back hills of ivy, pine needles and briar.

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Obituary: Professor Eliot Sorel (1940-2024)

World Psychiatric Association (WPA)

On behalf of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) President, Prof. Danuta Wasserman It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Prof. Eliot Sorel, an extraordinary leader in global mental health, on 13th of October 2024, at the age of 84. Prof. Sorel was not only a pioneer in health systems performance and psychiatry but also a visionary whose dedication transformed the lives of countless individuals worldwide.