Sublime

The basic point was that we should reject the very idea of a ‘normal’ brain and of the ‘neurotypical’ as an ideal. Instead, it implied viewing mental functioning more in the way we view biodiversity. In this view, it takes all kinds of minds for society to function, and thus normality should not be assumed to be superior to divergence. Rather, ther

(As an aside, I often wonder how long this will continue to be true for our profession. In my practice, I've worked with several psychotherapists who, having just finished a graduate program consisting almost entirely of cognitive-behavioral therapy, feel despair at the prospect of working mechanically with patients in a behavioral prescriptive mod

Je me suis toujours dit que refuser ce genre de poste était une sage décision, car c’est dans la recherche clinique, la pratique et l’écriture que je prouve mes vraies capacités. Je dois néanmoins admettre que ma peur des conflits, ma timidité d’une façon générale ont joué un rôle significatif dans ce comportement. Connaissant mon goût pour les soi

Like many other diagnoses in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of the American Psychiatric Association, the criteria are descriptive and somewhat arbitrary, representing professional opinion and consensus. Describing disorders through checklists of symptoms can distort the complexity of clinical realities and comorbidities. From a theoret

In my experience, while patients can’t usually tell me about their pathogenic beliefs, they subliminally know they are there.

we examine not just our patients but ourselves in relation to our patients. In our group, Andrea can say to me, “That patient sounds like your brother. That’s why you’re responding that way.” I can help Ian manage his feelings about the patient who begins her sessions by reporting her horoscope (“I can’t stand this woo-woo shit,” he says). Group co

with your diagnosis complete, missing out on the chance to learn from a broad range of perspectives.