Psychiatry

TagLast edit: 2 Aug 2020 8:08 UTC by Sabiola

Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders. These include various maladaptations related to mood, behavior, cognition, and perceptions.

The Apologist and the Revolutionary

Scott Alexander11 Mar 2009 21:39 UTC

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Silver Chairs, Paternalism, and Akrasia

dclayh9 Apr 2009 21:24 UTC

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Generalizing From One Example

Scott Alexander28 Apr 2009 22:00 UTC

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The Frontal Syndrome

Annoyance1 Jun 2009 16:10 UTC

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Antagonizing Opioid Receptors for (Prevention of) Fun and Profit

Scott Alexander5 May 2010 14:40 UTC

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Rationality Drugs

lukeprog1 Oct 2011 11:20 UTC

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The Anti-Placebo Effect

ShannonFriedman28 Sep 2013 5:44 UTC

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Burdens

Scott Alexander16 Aug 2014 19:00 UTC

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Prescriptions, Paradoxes, and Perversities

Scott Alexander30 Apr 2015 4:52 UTC

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Reverse Psychology

Scott Alexander18 Jul 2015 4:25 UTC

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Burnout: What it is and how to Treat it.

Elizabeth7 Nov 2018 22:02 UTC

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(forum.effectivealtruism.org)

A cognitive intervention for wrist pain

rmoehn17 Mar 2019 5:26 UTC

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Resource on alcohol problems

juliawise27 Feb 2020 18:17 UTC

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[Question] If someone you loved was experiencing unremitting suffering (related to a constellation of multi-dimensional factors and processes, those of which include anomalous states of consciousness and an iatrogenic mental health system), what would you think and what would you do?

Sara C3 Jul 2020 21:02 UTC

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Are Americans Becoming More Depressed?

calebo7 Aug 2020 15:57 UTC

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A study on depression

vlad.proex13 Oct 2020 15:43 UTC

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On the nature of anxiety

mr_fahrenheit22 Feb 2021 23:56 UTC

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Book review: “Feeling Great” by David Burns

Steven Byrnes9 Jun 2021 13:17 UTC

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[Question] Why do we talk about autism (spectrum) without talking about borderline p.d.?

MoritzG22 Sep 2021 14:32 UTC

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[Question] Getting diagnosed for ADHD if I don’t plan on taking meds?

vroomerify17 Dec 2021 19:27 UTC

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[Question] What are the pros and cons of seeking a formal diagnosis of autism?

Dumbledore's Army29 Dec 2021 16:52 UTC

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The Medium Is The Bandage

party girl10 Aug 2022 1:45 UTC

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The burden of knowing

arisAlexis28 Feb 2023 18:40 UTC

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“Perspective: Focused-Ultrasound Guided Neuropeptide Delivery as a Novel Therapeutic Approach in Psychiatry” (Seeds of Science call for reviewers)

rogersbacon21 Mar 2023 14:31 UTC

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[Question] Could induced and stabilized hypomania be a desirable mental state?

MvB12 Jun 2023 12:13 UTC

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[Paper] Trajectories through semantic spaces in schizophrenia and the relationship to ripple bursts

bvbvbvbvbvbvbvbvbvbvbv15 Dec 2023 13:37 UTC

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(www.pnas.org)

LLM Psychometrics: A Speculative Approach to AI Safety

pskl29 Jan 2024 18:38 UTC

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(pascal.cc)

Are most personality disorders really trust disorders?

chaosmage6 Feb 2024 12:37 UTC

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