Community Care

AUGUST 16, 2023

Even more surprisingly, “matching the model of treatment to a psychiatric diagnosis has an insignificant impact” (Sami Timimi, cited in Johnson and Boyle, 2018).

Psychotherapy 44

Psychotherapy Psychology Psychiatric Therapist 44

Clinical Philosophy

JANUARY 16, 2021

‘Gas lighting’ was then put to psychopathological use in 1969 by psychiatrists Barton & Whitehead, who documented examples of wives inventing stories of their husband’s violent behaviour in order to get them psychiatrically detained. The third concept I want now to introduce is that of intercorporeality.

Justice and Corrections 52

Justice and Corrections Psychology Psychiatric Communication 52

Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 28, 2024

I was definitely going to a psychiatric hospital, particularly since this was a weekend and my regular outpatient care team wasn’t available. Part 2: Orientation I’d been in a psychiatric hospital before, almost a year ago to the day. Who wanted a social media and marketing consultant who’d spent time in a mental hospital?

Hospitals 52

Hospitals Mental Health Depression Anxiety 52

Clinical Philosophy

JANUARY 31, 2021

In a paper on whether psychotherapy is a form of prostitution, philosopher Rupert Read suggests that therapy is to genuine loving friendship (‘agape’) as prostitution is to erotic love (‘eros’). Is psychotherapy, too, not a more subtle selling of such a fantasy? Gaita is a 17 year old ward assistant in a psychiatric hospital.

Psychotherapy 52

Psychotherapy Therapist Justice and Corrections Interviewing 52