I am strongly convinced I owe it to any past, present or future readers of the poems to clarify my views on women's rights and disability rights, and in particular with regards to disability-selective abortion in its various forms.
Category Archives: Disability
Why can't we unite neuroscience and psychiatry?

Our understanding and treatment of mental disorders is primitive. Why is that? The burden on our society is huge. A quarter of women will have an episode of depression at some stage in their lives (it's about half that for men).
Joe Herbert

Most of our organs can be treated as repairable machines. Why can't we treat mental illness by simply fixing the brain?
Why can't we treat mental illness by fixing the brai… – Aeon

Our understanding and treatment of mental disorders is primitive. Why is that? The burden on our society is huge. A quarter of women will have an episode of depression at some stage in their lives (it's about half that for men).
Why can't we treat mental illness by fixing the brain? – Aeon
Our understanding and treatment of mental disorders is primitive. Why is that? The burden on our society is huge. A quarter of women will have an episode of depression at some stage in their lives (it's about half that for men).