Congrats!

This post made me think of the many times I’ve heard a patient describe their past treatment with misleading metaphorical language, oftentimes inherited from a physician. It’s humbling to remember that our metaphors are carried outside our offices and may shape self understanding for a lifetime.

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Valeu, querido!

Agora é oficial!

Professor no departamento de Filosofia da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria.

Feliz em voltar para casa e poder contribuir com a instituição que me formou.

“For some people, the only time they get to take control over their relationship to medical care is when they decide to reject diagnoses and come off psychiatric medications.”

sophialaurenzi.substack.com/cp/167996180

Nice piece by the director of mental health at the Wellcome Trust on the need for innovation in brain-based therapies for psychiatric conditions.

www.ft.com/content/e9ec...

🧠 O que é “doença mental”, afinal?

Por trás dos diagnósticos existem diferentes maneiras de entender o que é estar doente ou saudável. Algumas veem o transtorno como um fato biológico; outras, como uma construção social. .

“Nothing but cogs and wheels and springs”

Sofia Jeppsson ( @jeppsson.bsky.social ) discusses how autobiographies of madness intersect with academic philosophy and fantasy fiction in the context of her Swedish novel, “Cogwheel Souls”

www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/cogwheel-s...

Excelente, Caio! É possível ter acesso ao manuscrito?

Excited to say that "Neurodiversity: A Very Short Introduction" written by myself and @suereviews.bsky.social is finally ready to preorder! Afaik the first general academic introduction covering the ND movement, ND studies, and applications of ND theory in practice.

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My opinion piece in today’s @nytimes.com . I discuss how clinical neglect of medication-related harms has made RFK Jr’s stance on antidepressants appealing to so many and moving the public conversation in a productive direction requires us to remedy this neglect.

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/o...

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De todas as coisas malucas que eu imaginei que pudessem me acontecer esse ano, ensinar Hegel definitivamente não estava entre elas.

Let me take this low-news days to say that colleagues and I are now soliciting abstracts for a special issue of the Sociology of Health and Illness: 'Urban Experiences of Health and Illness: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Care and Wellbeing in the City.' onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...

If you're interested in the relationship between #phenomenology and #illness, consider contributing to the next special issue of Ekstasis. We welcome submissions on diverse phenomenological/hermeneutic approaches to illness, as well as firsthand accounts from those with lived experience. #philsky

A Ekstasis: Revista de hermenêutica e fenomenologia divulga a chamada de trabalhos para selecionar artigos inéditos, resenhas e traduções para o próximo número temático, o Dossiê “Fenomenologia e/da Enfermidade”

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$50k for an essay on consciousness! @berggruen.org berggruen.org/essay-compet...

A month from now!

Philosophy of Psychiatry and Lived Experience conference, London and online, 27-28 March, free to attend

Please share and please book!

#philsky #madsky #psychiatry #mentalhealth

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Prof. Havi Carel at Duquesne University Phenomenology Center
Virtual 43rd Annual Phenomenology Symposium of the Simon Silverman Phenomenology Center: “Phenomenology of Illness Today” on March 21, 2025.
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#Phenomenology

Medication Treatment Challenges in Mood Disorders: A Discussion with Jim Phelps

Reevaluating the emphasis on efficacy vs risks

www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/medication...

My book Reclaiming the Self in Psychiatry: Centering Personal Narratives for a Humanist Science is now available for pre-order! Please consider pre-ordering and reviewing the book! So thrilled to share it with the world!!!
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