The self-disorder model offers a unifying way of conceptualizing schizophrenia's highly
diverse symptoms (positive, negative, disorganized), of capturing their distinctive …

Psychiatry has invested its hopes in neuroscience as a path to understanding mental
disorders and develo** more effective treatments and ultimately cures. Recently, the US …

The processes underwriting the acquisition of culture remain unclear. How are shared
habits, norms, and expectations learned and maintained with precision and reliability across …

The Cultural Formulation Interview (CFI) is a product of the arduous process that resulted in
publication of the DSM-5, and only one book—DSM-5 Handbook of the Cultural Formulation …

Questions concerning both the ontology and epistemology of the “psychiatric
object”(symptoms and signs) should be at the forefront of current concerns of psychiatry as a …

The field of psychiatry has long struggled with develo** models of practice; most
underemphasize the interpersonal aspects of clinical practice. This essay is unique in …

Delusions are often portrayed as paradigmatic instances of incomprehensibility and
meaninglessness. Here we investigate the relationship between delusions and meaning …

Aim Results from clinical trials support the use of oral antipsychotics for treatment of early or
first‐episode psychosis in patients with schizophrenia. This paper will review literature on …

In this paper, taking a cue from the image provided by Walter Benjamin, I argue that the work
of the psychiatrist can be compared to that of the ragpicker who collects what others …

We argue that psychopathology, as the discipline that assesses and makes sense of
abnormal human subjectivity, should be at the heart of psychiatry. It should be a basic …