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Psychology’s Taboo Against Imagination

October 2, 2015 Stanley Siegel 7

[Listen to the audio recording of “Psychology’s Taboo Against Imagination.”] Over the last few decades, the teaching and practice of psychology has veered into a dark abyss. The overuse of diagnosis — a misguided […]

Financial Diagnosis: The Effect of The Credit Rating System on How We Feel About Ourselves

June 8, 2015 Ben Peck 3

With almost every meaningful institution now committed to free market self-interest, Americans inhabit a culture of competition, inadequacy, anxiety, and low self-esteem. A person’s value in this culture solely derives from the ability to make […] […]

The History and Tyranny of the DSM

August 3, 2014 Ben Peck 1

In 1971, gay activist Frank Kameny stormed the American Psychiatric Association’s annual conference, held that year in a Washington ballroom. Pushing his way past shocked elderly psychiatrists, he seized the microphone and shouted: “Psychiatry is […] […]

Misdiagnosed

January 28, 2014 Adam A. Neal 3

“Fucking, fucking, fucking, fucking.” With each swear, the scissor blade hit my arms, but the pain never surfaced. I was already in too much pain for it to matter. “Fucking, fucking, fucking, fucking.” I cursed […] […]

Christmas Vacation in the Schizophrenia Factory

January 28, 2014 Will Hall 5

“…what is usually called hypnosis is an experimental model of a naturally occurring phenomenon in many families. In the family situation, however, the hypnotists (the parents) are already hypnotized (by their parents) and are carrying […] […]

What is Normal Sex and Who Determines It?

July 8, 2013 Stanley Siegel 12

Against The Use of Psychiatric Diagnosis While accepted definitions of “normal” behavior form the basis for most psychological treatment, a wider appreciation of individuality and creativity has always informed my practice. For nearly four decades, […] […]