MetaFilter posts tagged with psychiatry and mind

You all need to have your heads examined

hat_eater — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 02:28:28 -0800

The epidemic of mental illness plaguing the Americans and the overmedication of psychiatric patients are in part artifacts of the diagnostic method. Is the DSM working as designed? Marcia Agnelli, former editor of the New England Journal of Medicine, dissects the current "bible of psychiatry". previously, previously.

DSM-5

emilyd22222 — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:12:34 -0800

At midnight tonight, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) released a proposed draft of the new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). Some notable changes: -Addition of dimensional assessments -Addition of standardized way to assess disorder severity - Binge Eating Disorder added to eating disorders - Asperger Syndrome removed and folded into the autism spectrum disorder umbrella -Addition of Nonsuicidal Self-Injury It appears that no changes were made to Gender Identity Disorders, which had been a focus of concern. The APA is seeking public comment from health professionals, consumers of mental health services, and family members of people with mental disorders until April 20, 2010. The DSM-5 will be published in May 2013. Previously

Aaron Beck & Cognitive Therapy

Non Prosequitur — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:05:20 -0800

“The psychoanalytic mystique was overwhelming. It was a little bit like the evangelical movement.” How Aaron Beck and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helped increase empiricism in psychotherapy.

Coming of Age on Antidepressants

homunculus — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:15:00 -0800

Who Are We? Coming of Age on Antidepressants. [Via Mind Hacks.] The Medicated Americans: Antidepressant Prescriptions on the Rise.

The Art of Psychiatry

Gyan — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 11:48:48 -0800

Dictionary of Disorder - shaping the DSM

Is Medicalization Aversion Disorder a real disease?

Gyan — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 19:54:35 -0800

Psychiatry by Prescription - Do psychotropic drugs blur the boundaries between illness and health?

Psychoactive Drugs for the Future

peacay — Fri, 15 Jul 2005 10:21:23 -0800

Psychoactive Drugs for the Future Could brain-boosting drugs become as common as coffee?
UK government group Foresight have just released their 'Brain Science, Addiction and Drugs Project' in which the aim was to evaluate:
"How can we manage the use of psychoactive substances in the future to best advantage for the individual, the community and society?"
The report can be viewed in its entirety from here. Direct link to the Executive Summary (.pdf) via