Scepsis and science, reflection and humanism
UK Critical Psychiatry Network Symposium Friday 17th April 2026‘Recent developments in psychiatry and critical psychiatry’Venue: Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL Programme 09:00 Tea/Coffee 09:30 – 09:35 Chair’s
By Dr Cathy Wield The age of ice-picks and leucotomies may be over, but psychosurgery continues today under the much more respectable label NSMD -Neurosurgery for Mental Disorder. Here in
By Joanna MONCRIEFF Joanna Moncrieff’s article in Psychology Today (26 February 2026) offers a clear historical perspective on the current UK debate about mental health and sickness benefits. Titled “Mental
By Critical Psychiatry Network This letter, signed by members of the Critical Psychiatry Network, GPs and doctors from other specialities was initially submitted to the Guardian and subsequently to the
By Maria Grazia Turri This insightful article, originally from Asylum Magazine, delves into the shortcomings of traditional psychiatric assessments through a compelling case study and innovative clinic experience. Maria Grazia
By Sami Timimi In this original essay, child and adolescent psychiatrist and psychotherapist Sami Timimi applies a Marxist lens to the escalating mental health crisis in the West. He argues
By Hugh Middleton One of the issues that frequently come up in Critical Psychiatry circles, and in other places where institutional approaches to ‘mental health difficulties’ are discussed, is the
By Pino Pini The Withdraw Oviedo is a campaign backed by the European Disability Forum and Mental Health Europe that are working to urge the Committee of Ministers to permanently
By Evgeny Legedin In an era where mental health awareness campaigns proliferate across social media and educational platforms, a recent study has cast light on the potential pitfalls of such
By Peter C. Gøtzsche In this provocative piece, Professor emeritus Peter C. Gøtzsche, a leading critic of biological psychiatry, dissects the epidemic of overdiagnosis in conditions like ADHD. Drawing on