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Reconsidering Lithium as the Gold Standard for Bipolar Disorder: A Personal History
“Lithium is one of our tools but has no special status.”
Jan 17
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Haim Belmaker
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Can a Psychiatric Crisis Save Your Life?
Madness as breakdown and breakthrough
Jan 10
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Awais Aftab
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Notable Links (Substack Edition) - Jan 3, 2026
And some personal media favorites from 2025
Jan 3
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Awais Aftab
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December 2025
The All of Thine That Cannot Die: Farewell to Two Friends
In memory of Dan J. Stein and Lisa Wallace
Dec 29, 2025
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Awais Aftab
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How the Citrus Cure for Scurvy Was Lost, and Lessons for the Science of Psychopathology
The copper-lined containers and the contexts that neutralize treatment
Dec 26, 2025
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Awais Aftab
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Antipsychotic tapering appears to help long-term in a new trial but not for the obvious reason
And considerable uncertainty remains
Dec 18, 2025
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Awais Aftab
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Mixed Bag #25: Kinnon MacKinnon on Trans Identity and Medicine
a book, a concept, a person, an article, and a surprise item
Dec 13, 2025
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Kinnon Ross MacKinnon
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What Other Diagnoses Could Learn From Autism’s Diagnostic Appeal
The role of cognitive-perceptual mechanistic explanations
Dec 11, 2025
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Riva Stoudt
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Autism’s Confusing Cousins
A differential diagnosis for the weird and the awkward
Dec 5, 2025
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Awais Aftab
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November 2025
Meaning, Medications, and Psychodynamic Psychopharmacology: Discussion with David Mintz
Exploring medication effects mediated symbolically
Nov 29, 2025
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Awais Aftab
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The Clinical Craft of Psychiatric Medication Tapering: Q&A with Anders Sørensen
“Withdrawal teaches you, as the clinician, that you don’t control the process. Successful tapering is inherently patient-led, and there’s a kind of…
Nov 23, 2025
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Awais Aftab
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Dr Anders Sørensen
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6 Suggestions for DSM-6
Making the next DSM look less like a house of mirrors
Nov 20, 2025
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Awais Aftab
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