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Dirk Richter

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Social scientist, mental health nurse, research nerd, book lover, gravel biker Professsor at Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern, Switzerland Personal website: https://en.dirkrichter.net/ Substack: https://dirkrichter.substack.com/ .. more

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Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Aug 7

My new book on human rights in psychiatry is now available as E-book at Springer Link. In the book I discuss the necessity of abolishing coercion in psychiatry and the dilemmas that are associated with it.
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Human Rights in Psychiatry

The book describes describes the lines of conflict in the context of coercion in psychiatric nursing and care.

link.springer.com

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Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · 11d

Sounds familiar....

Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · 23d

Thanks for covering, much appreciated

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Mad in America @mad-in-america.bsky.social · 28d

Psychiatric Coercion Lacks Ethical or Legal Justification, Scholar Argues

Dirk Richter reviews the five ethical and legal standards for forced treatment and finds none are met.

By Kelly McFadden

www.madinamerica.com/2025/09/psyc...

Psychiatric Coercion Lacks Ethical or Legal Justification, Scholar Argues

Dirk Richter reviews the five ethical and legal standards for forced treatment and finds none are met.

www.madinamerica.com

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Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Sep 6

It's not surprising that the conservatives don't get it, but it's depressing that the center left parties make the same mistakes

Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Aug 26

I hope there won't be a day when I have to say the same. That's a message to the rest of the liberal world

Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Aug 21

This may be true for publishing, but being cut off from a bulk of literature behind a paywall is another matter

Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Aug 19

It's hidden behind a paywall, not free

Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Aug 7

It's a slightly updated and revised English version of my previous German book on the topic. People with university accounts should have access to the link. If not, send me a message and I will provide a PDF.
#PsychSciSky #psychiatry

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Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Aug 4

Can somebody provide the PDF to me? I don't have access which is surprising as I have had access to the SAMHSA site for years (residing in Europe). If so, please send it to [email protected]. Thanks in advance

Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Jul 27

wer hat den Krieg begonnen: Hamas oder die hungernden Menschen?

Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Jul 27

We are witnessing a roll-back in mental health care towards a post-liberal psychiatry. See my new post on Substack:
open.substack.com/pub/dirkrich...
#psychiatry #coercion #mentalhealth

The prospect of a post-liberal psychiatry

Surveillance and long-term detention for people with mental health problems are re-instated even in liberal democracies

open.substack.com

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Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Jul 16

I have ran out of space...
#philosophyofscience
#PsychSciSky

Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Jul 16

It's a global f...ing culture war!

Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Jul 16

My first post covers a new preprint paper by Tilman Steinert and me on an adversarial collaboration about the question of how to deal with coercion in psychiatry.
Please check the post dirkrichter.substack.com/p/adversaria...
and/or the preprint at OSF
osf.io/preprints/ps...
and feel free to discuss

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Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Jul 16

I have just launched 'PsychoSociety', a Substack covering anything related to the human psyche and modern society.
Please subscribe to this free newsletter to keep updated.
dirkrichter.substack.com

PsychoSociety | Dirk Richter | Substack

dirkrichter.substack.com

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Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Apr 14

An ode to Europe: our continent (including the UK of course) is a haven of political stability and liberalism (with certain exceptions) compared to other regions in the northern hemisphere:
The thing about Europe: it’s the actual land of the free now
www.economist.com/europe/2025/...

The thing about Europe: it’s the actual land of the free now

Europe’s very real problems don’t look so bad by comparison

www.economist.com

Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Apr 9

You're optimistic about that?

Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Apr 3

Es fehlt eine Warnung für die USA

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Heard Island Government @heardislandgov.bsky.social · Apr 3

It’s 9am TFT time here, and citizens are already gathering to protest Tariffs by the United States. Our plain clothes Officer Penguins are attempting to maintain calm, but unfortunately we keep losing them in the crowd.

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Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Apr 2

Switzerland

www.myscience.ch/en/jobs

job portal | jobs.myScience - The science job portal

jobs.myScience - Job portal for scientists, researchers and engineers in Switzerland.

www.myscience.ch

Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Apr 2

Residing in Switzerland, I've received an application from an US research refugee who explicitly mentioned the political situation. Strange times, indeed...

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Laura K. Nelson @lauraknelson.bsky.social · Apr 1

Academics - where are academic jobs posted for non-UK non-North American countries? If you were looking for jobs in, say, the Nordic countries, or Australia, where do you look? Asking for all the PhDs who are on the market this year. (Pls no April fools jokes, their nerves are frayed as it is)

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Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Mar 27

Gilt nur für das erste Buch und hält maximal 2 Wochen. Danach ist Sex wieder besser. Kein abnehmender Grenznutzen... Meine Erfahrung.

Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Mar 21

Nicht nur meine Bücher, sämtliche wissenschaftliche Artikel, auch die nicht Open Access verfügbaren...

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LibMod - Zentrum Liberale Moderne @libmod.de · Mar 20

🚨 ++ Offener Brief an Friedrich Merz und Lars Klingbeil ++ KEINE INBETRIEBNAHME VON NORDSTREAM, KEINE RÜCKKEHR ZUR ENERGIEPARTNERSCHAFT MIT PUTIN-RUSSLAND

Zum Aufruf:
libmod.de/offener-brie...

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Ben Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · Mar 19

A crucial moment in global democratic backsliding

www.ft.com/content/c1a2...

Turkish police detain Erdoğan’s main political rival

Lira and stocks fall as Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, a key challenger to president, held

www.ft.com

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Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Mar 19

You are right in principle, but I'm afraid it doesn't work that way. Non English speakers (I'm German) have to publish in the lingua franca to become cited. AI software is of great help with translations.

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Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Mar 18

The EU should sell eggs with a price of 5 times they cost over here, at least, plus an avian flu premium.

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Nature Reviews Psychology @natrevpsychol.nature.com · Mar 13

You can access the full set of interviews -- **FREE until April 12** -- here: www.nature.com/collections/...

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