Catherine Black, a celebrated neurologist and the main character of ABC's risible “Black Box” is known as “the Marco Polo of the brain.” That shouldn't come as much of a surprise: It is a truth universally acknowledged that a …
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TV Needs to Stop Treating Mental Illness as a Superpower
Catherine Black, a celebrated neurologist and the main character of ABC's risible “Black Box” is known as “the Marco Polo of the brain.” That shouldn't come as much of a surprise: It is a truth universally acknowledged that a …
Has cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis been oversold …
CBT is a recommended treatment for schizophrenia in the UK, but how strong is the evidence that it works? Keith Laws suggests it's not as strong as we might hope.
Do psychiatrists really think that everyone is crazy…
A diagnosis of mental illness is more common than ever – did psychiatrists create the problem, or just recognise it?
The impact of treatment decisions on the diagnosis of bipolar disorders
The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) has broadened the criteria for specified bipolar disorders with the introduction of the diagnostic category of 'other specified bipolar and …