Tag: madness
Trying Too Hard to Be Sane, or Trying Too Hard to...
A recent article, "Screw Positive Thinking! Why Our Quest for Happiness Is Making Us Miserable" provides humorous perspective on the ways seeking too hard after happiness can make us unhappy - and, it seems, stupid as well! I'm going to argue that the same paradox also applies to other aspects of mental health, and that some of the major problems in current mental health treatment result from failing to take this into account.
The Denial of Mystery and the Use of Medication to Replace...
I believe the question of whether to medicate or not cannot be kept separate from the question of whether or not to consider individuals...
Rethinking Madness: A Book Review
“Rethinking Madness: Towards a Paradigm Shift In Our Understanding and Treatment of Psychosis” by Paris Williams, Ph.D., describes how our current mental health system...
