This is such an elegant synthesis of the many thoughts that arise when we think about the current climate. American psychiatry, put on the defensive, and tasked with setting the record straight on “the science” yet has too often lacked the pluralism and nuance to do so. The deprioritizing of structural determinants in establishment psych…
This is such an elegant synthesis of the many thoughts that arise when we think about the current climate. American psychiatry, put on the defensive, and tasked with setting the record straight on “the science” yet has too often lacked the pluralism and nuance to do so. The deprioritizing of structural determinants in establishment psychiatry for so long, and when finally emphasized, there is little power to do much about it.
I appreciate your perspective on the limitations of Reinhart’s calls too. Things just seem so bleak when all that organized medicine aspires to be is a trade guild for physicians professional interests, not a real vehicle for social change. I do feel like for me there *was* activist tendencies before I’ve gradually been succumbing to cynicism. Still reflecting on where I go from here
This is such an elegant synthesis of the many thoughts that arise when we think about the current climate. American psychiatry, put on the defensive, and tasked with setting the record straight on “the science” yet has too often lacked the pluralism and nuance to do so. The deprioritizing of structural determinants in establishment psychiatry for so long, and when finally emphasized, there is little power to do much about it.
I appreciate your perspective on the limitations of Reinhart’s calls too. Things just seem so bleak when all that organized medicine aspires to be is a trade guild for physicians professional interests, not a real vehicle for social change. I do feel like for me there *was* activist tendencies before I’ve gradually been succumbing to cynicism. Still reflecting on where I go from here