The Critical Psychiatry Network is an informal organisation of psychiatrists, psychiatric trainees and doctors working in mental health, and the core activity of the network is centred on its mailing list exchanges. From inception, the aim of this network has been to provide a forum for exchange of ideas as well as peer support to doctors working in psychiatric practice who attempt to bring a critical perspective to bear on their work. For this reason, membership of the network is limited to doctors working in psychiatry or related fields of medicine, and does not include other disciplines, such as psychology or nursing.

Membership of our network entails subscribing to our mailing list. Our regular mailing list is hosted via Jiscmail and includes most members. It is used for exchange of ideas, peer support and sharing information. Any announcements of conferences and meetings organised by the network will be posted on the regular mailing list. If you unsubscribe from the regular mailing list, you can request to be kept on an ‘announcements only’ mailing list, which is reserved for members who only wish to be informed about conferences and meetings.

There is no membership fee. The mailing list is separate from our website, which is open access. 

If you are a psychiatrist, psychiatric trainee or other doctor with an interest in mental health, you can join the Critical Psychiatry Network. Medical students with an interest in training in psychiatry are also welcome.

If you wish to join the mailing list, please, send the following details in an email to us:

Name (first name and surname), place of work (name of clinic or hospital or private setting, or name of university when medical student; also mention city and country), capacity in which you work (psychiatrist or psychiatry trainee, doctor practising in other branches, medical student). If you are a trainee and interested in also joining the CPN Trainee Forum, please also provide your mobile telephone number, as the forum is a WhatsApp group. Finally, but importantly, please, let us know how you heard about our network and what is motivating you to join.

Email to send this information to: criticalpsychiatrycontact@gmail.com

Disclaimer
This contact email is intended for requests for membership only. The Critical Psychiatry Network is not able to respond to clinical queries or requests for referrals and it cannot give out names or contact details of its members.