Category Archives: Psychiatry
Psychiatric Diagnoses Are “Scientifically Meaningless”
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 12th July 2019A new study, published in Psychiatry Research, has concluded that psychiatric diagnoses are scientifically worthless as tools to identify discrete mental health disorders. Lead researcher Dr Kate Allsopp, University of Liverpool, said: “Although diagnostic labels create the illusion of an explanation they are scientifically meaningless and can create stigma and prejudice. I hope these findings will…
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APA Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Boys and Men or Why Can’t a Boy be More Like a Girl?
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 23rd January 2019The American Psychological Association released its guidelines for psychological practice with boys and men in August of 2018. It seems to have taken a while for these guidelines to trickle down to the lay press. Since the document (it’s below this piece) is more of a political statement than a therapeutic one it’s had the predictable…
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Highlights from the DSM V
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 13th September 2018Rare and Unusual Psychiatric Syndromes: A Primer and Culture-Specific Psychiatric Syndromes: A Review are articles from Medscape Internal Medicine which is an online compendium of useful information dedicated to practitioners of the specialty. You can read both articles by clicking the above links. The syndromes these articles describe are taken from from the Diagnostic and…
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The Genetically Modified Organism in Your House
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 12th April 2016Vermont in a spasm of enlightenment has mandated that all genetically modified foods sold in the Green Mountain State be so labeled. According to numerous polls 90% of the population of the USA thinks this a good idea. This is the same concerned and informed group that by an 80% margin supports labeling food that…
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Educational Thought of the Day
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 31st January 2016Civilizations die from suicide, not by murder. A Study of History – Arnold J. Toynbee (1889-1975)
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Mental Health Problems After War Service
Written by Neil Kurtzman | 18th April 2008Nearly 20% of Veterans who served in Iraq are said to have to have post traumatic stress or major depression according to a study by the Rand Corporation. Everyone seems to be racing ahead of everyone else to embrace these findings lest they be thought negligent or insensitive. A word of caution, though the full…
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