I’ve been going down the rabbit hole of critical psychiatry lately and I’m finding it fascinating. Parts of it seem convincing and anecdotally align with my (admittedly extensive) interactions with the psychiatric system. But the evidence in both directions seems very cherry-picked and I haven’t found an overall balanced view of both sides of the argument, and I’d like to be better informed, both to make personal decisions on the matter and to potentially advocate for evidence-based mental health policies.
Has anyone done (or is anyone interested enough to do) a somewhat thorough literature review on the effectiveness of things like medication, psychiatric hospitalizations, etc.?
Things I’ve been looking at that I’d be interested in a critical evaluation of:
[Question] What’s the evidence for and against modern psychiatry?
Super broad question, I know.
I’ve been going down the rabbit hole of critical psychiatry lately and I’m finding it fascinating. Parts of it seem convincing and anecdotally align with my (admittedly extensive) interactions with the psychiatric system. But the evidence in both directions seems very cherry-picked and I haven’t found an overall balanced view of both sides of the argument, and I’d like to be better informed, both to make personal decisions on the matter and to potentially advocate for evidence-based mental health policies.
Has anyone done (or is anyone interested enough to do) a somewhat thorough literature review on the effectiveness of things like medication, psychiatric hospitalizations, etc.?
Things I’ve been looking at that I’d be interested in a critical evaluation of:
Evidence That More Psychiatry Means More Suicide
Evidence for Peer-Run Crisis Alternatives
The Chemical Imbalance Theory of Depression: still promoted but still unfounded
The more radical stuff: Psychiatric Abolition Education