Psychiatry

woman hold sign protesting Eric Adams policy on mental health

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 / Editorial / 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 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 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 / Highlights / Ellen Meyers

Meet the California State Senator Who Wants to Decriminalize Psychedelics

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

Kaiser Permanente mental health workers and supporters march outside a Kaiser facility in Sacramento, Calif. holding picket signs and wearing union shirts.

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 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

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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 / Letters / Our Readers

Breaking Off My Chemical Romance

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

The Secret Black History of LSD

The Secret Black History of LSD The Secret Black History of LSD

Research on psychedelics, then and now, has been riddled with medical racism and exclusion. But that hasn’t stopped Black people from finding creativity and solace through such dru...

Mar 22, 2022 / Feature / Kali Holloway

The Brave New World of Legalized Psychedelics Is Already Here

The Brave New World of Legalized Psychedelics Is Already Here The Brave New World of Legalized Psychedelics Is Already Here

And so are the profiteers. Get ready for Psychedelics Inc.

Mar 21, 2022 / Feature / Zoe Cormier

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