Using the mental health system in England as a case study, a recently published book chapter argues that social workers have both remained complicit in psychiatric oppression and actively resisted by forming alliances to support radical, service-user-led social movements. Although social work is not typically thought of as a critical profession in the management of … Read more
Santa Clara County Supervisor Otto Lee tours the countys new 28-bed inpatient mental health facility with Valerie Aboge, a former recipient of services, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, in San Jose, Calif. The facility operated by Momentum for Health is in a former detox facility next to the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area … Read more
The judge ordered me to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. Id only been an attorney for just under five years and now a judge was ordering me to be tested. The legal brouhaha Id managed to get myself in isnt important, but the reason the judge ordered the psych eval is: I had had the temerity … Read more
In the July issue of Psychiatric Times, we worked with experts from multiple psychiatric areas to bring you thoughtful articles about a wide variety of psychiatric topics, from early intervention in postpartum psychosis to ethical and legal principles of treatment over objection. Here are some highlights from the issue. A Year of 988: The First … Read more
A recently published research study, penned by a team of researchers at the University of Copenhagen and the University of Melbourne, encourages a reevaluation of the approach to psychiatric comorbiditythe co-occurrence of two or more mental disorders. The article Psychiatric Comorbidity: A Concept in Need of a Theory was published in Psychological Medicine. Though the … Read more