History and philosophy of mental health

Socioeconomics of mental health
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Mental health is not an individual matter, but a political one
Decades ago, pioneering research linked mental illness and economic deprivation. It’s time to take the implications seriously
by Matthew Smith

History and philosophy of mental health
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Can we diagnose suffering without knowing a person’s history?
Human bodies and mental states are always transforming. How can the DSM portray the full range of human suffering?
by Christos Tombras

Hallucinations and delusions
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Philosophy can help us connect, even in the face of psychosis
How phenomenological tools can help foster a relationship of true listening between clinicians and people with psychosis
by Rosa Ritunnano & Kasim Qureshi

Trauma and PTSD
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A broad definition of trauma is useful; an open-ended one isn’t
Trauma encompasses a variety of experiences and manifests in many ways. But there are risks to stretching the concept too far
by Ahona Guha

Mental health
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Mental disorders aren’t diseases, they’re networks of symptoms
Mental disorders are usually seen as the causes of symptoms. In the network perspective, symptoms are causes themselves
by Richard J McNally

Freedom and choice
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Brainwashing has a grim history that we shouldn’t dismiss
Scientific research and historical accounts can help us identify and dissect the threat of ‘coercive persuasion’
by Joel E Dimsdale