PhD scholar at the Graduate School for Social Research, Polish Academy of Sciences working in critical mental health field // somatic therapist // mover
Sometimes I feel like questioning psychiatry's progress is perceived with such scorn as if it equaled being an anti-vax. If you don't believe random critiques, read Thomas Insel, former head of the NIMH, one of the most influential psychiatric institutions globally.
Deaths due to suicide increased by 34.6% in the past 21 years in the US. Men are four times as likely to die as women. And the age group with the most loss? Ages 25-34 years.
Last Tuesday: prof. Junko Kitanaka from Keio University, Tokyo, talked about the fascinating dynamics engendered by psychiatry: from social empowerment towards social control. Don't miss next #CriticalMentalHealthSeminars
#criticalmentalhealth The first two events in frames of critical mental health seminars are over! Professor Bruce Cohen from the University of Auckland gave two lectures, it was a lot of learning and fun! We have to think critically about mental health discourses!!