What Awais Aftab thinks about metascience
Psychiatrist and clinical assistant professor at Case Western Reserve University. Writes Psychiatry at the Margins on the philosophical and scientific debates inside psychiatry and the psy-sciences.
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2 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Awais Aftab has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsThere is no consistency, no respect for evidence, no clear bar for when downstream implications matter and when they don't.
↗Postpartum Psychosis and Diagnostic Sclerosispsychiatrymargins.com 2nd of 3 in this piece
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Their wordsI do not believe that DSM deserves the respect and authority we bestow on it.
↗Postpartum Psychosis and Diagnostic Sclerosispsychiatrymargins.com 3rd of 3 in this piece
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