Politicians want to improve our worsening mental health with big psychiatric initiatives. The problem with this model, says historian of neuroscience Danielle Carr, is that it ignores the social and structural forces causing widespread mental suffering.
Well, do you need a psychiatrist if your life isn’t completely fucked by a drug possession conviction?
…yes, sometimes?
Psychiatrists are the ones doing a lot of the research.
I get your point but I find the research still important for harm reduction even if I don’t think these medicines should only be available with a prescription.