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The “Overdiagnosis” Confusion
“Overdiagnosis” is a blunt verdict offering blunt solutions
Jun 15
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Awais Aftab
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The “Overdiagnosis” Confusion
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Hype-Disappointment-Reinvention Cycles in Transgender Medicine
Guest post by Kinnon Ross MacKinnon and Pablo Expósito-Campos
Jun 7
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The One Percent
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Hype-Disappointment-Reinvention Cycles in Transgender Medicine
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Mixed Bag #23: Glenn Sullivan on the Suicidal Patient
a book, a concept, a person, an article & a surprise item
Jun 1
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Glenn Sullivan
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Mixed Bag #23: Glenn Sullivan on the Suicidal Patient
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The Medication Life and the Moral Career
On antidepressants, ambivalence, & uncertainty
May 30
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Awais Aftab
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The Medication Life and the Moral Career
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The Science of Clinical Psychiatric Reasoning
Heinrichs introduces his book “How Psychiatrists Make Decisions”
May 25
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Awais Aftab
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Douglas Heinrichs
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The Science of Clinical Psychiatric Reasoning
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Mixed Bag #22: Nils Wendel on Learning Psychopharmacology
A book, a concept, a person, an article, and a surprise item
May 23
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Nils Wendel, MD
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Mixed Bag #22: Nils Wendel on Learning Psychopharmacology
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Why Did Evolution Leave Us Vulnerable to Mental Disorders? A Q&A with Randolph Nesse
“Individuals with disorders often have advantages, but that does not make the disorder an adaptation.”
May 17
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Awais Aftab
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Why Did Evolution Leave Us Vulnerable to Mental Disorders? A Q&A with Randolph Nesse
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Profiled in Lancet Psychiatry
“one of the discipline’s foremost public intellectuals”
May 15
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Awais Aftab
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Profiled in Lancet Psychiatry
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The Evolutionary Genetics of Schizophrenia
Updates, clarifications, and corrections
May 13
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Awais Aftab
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The Evolutionary Genetics of Schizophrenia
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Schizophrenia Is the Price We Pay for Minds Poised Near the Edge of a Cliff
Cliff-edged fitness functions and the evolution of schizophrenia
May 10
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Awais Aftab
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Schizophrenia Is the Price We Pay for Minds Poised Near the Edge of a Cliff
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When It Comes to SSRIs, Are Our Only Choices “Safe & Effective” or “More Dangerous Than Heroin”?
My New York Times op-ed and bonus content
May 4
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Awais Aftab
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When It Comes to SSRIs, Are Our Only Choices “Safe & Effective” or “More Dangerous Than Heroin”?
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Emil du Bois-Reymond & Ignorance in Science: Interview with Gabriel Finkelstein
“we are ignorant and we will remain ignorant”
May 3
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Awais Aftab
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Josh Richardson
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Emil du Bois-Reymond & Ignorance in Science: Interview with Gabriel Finkelstein
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