The time has come for "post-psychiatry"

Modern psychiatry encourages a biomedical model that encourages drug treatment to be seen as a panacea for multiple problems. Antidepressant prescription rates have increased alongside the number of consultants in psychiatry, which have been rising steadily. Double (p 900) is sceptical of this approach and questions the legitimacy of psychiatric interventions for common personal and social problems. He says that psychiatry should return to a biopsychological view and recognise the uncertainties of clinical practice. Such an approach has been called "post-psychiatry," which emphasises social and cultural contexts, places ethics before technology, and works to minimise medical control.


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