Archive - Psychiatry at the Margins

Confessions of an Ambivalent Psychiatrist

Susan Mahler, MS, MD, is a writer and psychiatrist who practices in North Adams, MA.

Feb 1 •

Susan T. Mahler, MD

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 •

How Antidepressants Work

A neuropsychological story featuring emotional processing shifts, cognitive flexibility, neuroticism, and emotional blunting

Oct 19, 2024 •

DSM Disorders Disappear in Statistical Clustering of Psychiatric Symptoms

Whither Major Depression?

Mar 9, 2024 •

People Are Stumbling From One Misguided Narrative About the Medical Model to Another

The medical model in context

Apr 28, 2024 •

Rich Girl Rehab

The “Borderline” Years

Jul 5 •

The “Overdiagnosis” Confusion

“Overdiagnosis” is a blunt verdict offering blunt solutions

Jun 15 •

The Remaking of a Therapist

Guest Post by Stephanie Foster

Sep 3, 2023 •

A Memoir For the Iatrogenic Age

A Review of Laura Delano's "Unshrunk"

Feb 23 •

Gender Identity, Biological Sex, and Psychopathology: Back to Basics

Jan 4 •

People Are Still Stumbling From One Misguided Narrative About the Medical Model to Another (ADHD Edition)

Have We Been Thinking About "Medical Disorders" All Wrong?

Apr 20 •

Either all psychopathology is personality psychopathology or there is no such thing

What we call "personality disorders" may be better characterized as "interpersonal disorders."

Aug 31, 2024 •

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