The Rapid and Dubious Rise of the Internet’s New Favorite Therapy The Rapid and Dubious Rise of the Internet’s New Favorite Therapy
Internal Family Systems has been wholeheartedly embraced by celebrities and desperate patients alike. But is it a science—or a scam?
Apr 9, 2025 / Feature / Jess McAllen
Letters From the July 2024 Issue Letters From the July 2024 Issue
The cost of psychotherapy… The Yemen script… Surface beauty… Correction…
Jul 2, 2024 / Our Readers
Should Courts Be Able to Mandate Psychiatric Care? Should Courts Be Able to Mandate Psychiatric Care?
Sasha Abramsky argues that court-mandated care connects unhoused individuals to supportive services, while Stefanie Lyn Kaufman-Mthimkhulu and Ruth Sangree write that psychiatric i...
Apr 17, 2023 / The Debate / Sasha Abramsky, Stefanie Lyn Kaufman-Mthimkhulu, and Ruth Sangree
Rachel Aviv’s Report From Psychiatry’s Gray Zones Rachel Aviv’s Report From Psychiatry’s Gray Zones
Her debut, Strangers to Ourselves, asks: Who shapes the story of someone's illness?
Dec 28, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Kevin Lozano
Finding Hope Through Ketamine Therapy Finding Hope Through Ketamine Therapy
Ellen Meyers has lived with the consuming grief of losing her only child for more than a decade. Ketamine therapy is helping her find some peace at last.
Nov 2, 2022 / Ellen Meyers
Meet the California State Senator Who Wants to Decriminalize Psychedelics Meet the California State Senator Who Wants to Decriminalize Psychedelics
Can Scott Wiener convince the state that his bill will reduce the “sheer misery” drug use is causing now?
Nov 1, 2022 / Feature / John Semley
Therapists in California and Hawaii Are Striking for Mental Health Care Therapists in California and Hawaii Are Striking for Mental Health Care
The strike is the latest example of social justice unionism in the era of corporate health care.
Sep 8, 2022 / Dana Simon
The Long, Tangled History of Teletherapy The Long, Tangled History of Teletherapy
Hannah Zeavin’s history of remote and distance psychotherapy asks us whether the medium matters than the message.
Jun 14, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Danielle Carr
Letters From the June 13/20, 2022, Issue Letters From the June 13/20, 2022, Issue
US imperialism and anti-Asian violence… Abortion activism… Involuntary psychiatry…
May 31, 2022 / Our Readers
Breaking Off My Chemical Romance Breaking Off My Chemical Romance
We deserve a fuller picture of both the benefits and dangers of antidepressants.
Mar 23, 2022 / Feature / P.E. Moskowitz