Awais Aftab

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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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Psychotherapy 7

No approach to mental healthcare exceeds being highly imperfect, and anyone claiming otherwise is dishonest or mistaken.
The DSM's revision process has no consistent standard for when practical or political consequences should be allowed to override the available evidence.

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humility 4

Mental-health treatments remain highly imperfect tools that are increasingly relied on in situations where their use isn't truly necessary.
No approach to mental healthcare exceeds being highly imperfect, and anyone claiming otherwise is dishonest or mistaken.

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health and fitness 2

In healthcare systems, it is easier to obtain a prescription than to get attentive, thorough clinical care from a physician.
When patients have access to a full range of treatment options, medication becomes one deliberate choice among many rather than a default fallen into out of desperation.

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metascience 2

The DSM does not deserve the respect and authority currently given to it.
The DSM's revision process has no consistent standard for when practical or political consequences should be allowed to override the available evidence.

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