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Psychiatry

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Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders. These include various maladaptations related to mood, behavior, cognition, and perceptions.

[Question] What are the pros and cons of seek­ing a for­mal di­ag­no­sis of autism?

Dumbledore's ArmyDec 29, 2021, 4:52 PM
28 points
18 comments2 min readLW link

Book re­view: “Feel­ing Great” by David Burns

Steven ByrnesJun 9, 2021, 1:17 PM
106 points
12 comments8 min readLW link

[Question] If some­one you loved was ex­pe­rienc­ing un­remit­ting suffer­ing (re­lated to a con­stel­la­tion of multi-di­men­sional fac­tors and pro­cesses, those of which in­clude anoma­lous states of con­scious­ness and an ia­tro­genic men­tal health sys­tem), what would you think and what would you do?

Sara CJul 3, 2020, 9:02 PM
20 points
6 comments4 min readLW link

Are most per­son­al­ity di­s­or­ders re­ally trust di­s­or­ders?

chaosmageFeb 6, 2024, 12:37 PM
20 points
4 comments1 min readLW link

“Per­spec­tive: Fo­cused-Ul­tra­sound Guided Neu­ropep­tide De­liv­ery as a Novel Ther­a­peu­tic Ap­proach in Psy­chi­a­try” (Seeds of Science call for re­view­ers)

rogersbaconMar 21, 2023, 2:31 PM
6 points
1 comment2 min readLW link

Do An­tide­pres­sants work? (First Take)

Jacob GoldsmithJan 12, 2025, 5:11 PM
7 points
9 comments7 min readLW link

Burnout: What it is and how to Treat it.

ElizabethNov 7, 2018, 10:02 PM
51 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(forum.effectivealtruism.org)

Are Amer­i­cans Be­com­ing More De­pressed?

caleboAug 7, 2020, 3:57 PM
26 points
3 comments5 min readLW link

Silver Chairs, Pa­ter­nal­ism, and Akrasia

dclayhApr 9, 2009, 9:24 PM
34 points
40 comments3 min readLW link

An­tag­o­niz­ing Opi­oid Re­cep­tors for (Preven­tion of) Fun and Profit

Scott AlexanderMay 5, 2010, 2:40 PM
52 points
35 comments4 min readLW link

Re­v­erse Psychology

Scott AlexanderJul 18, 2015, 4:25 AM
48 points
1 comment7 min readLW link

A cog­ni­tive in­ter­ven­tion for wrist pain

rmoehnMar 17, 2019, 5:26 AM
28 points
24 comments6 min readLW link

[Question] Could in­duced and sta­bi­lized hy­po­ma­nia be a de­sir­able men­tal state?

MvBJun 12, 2023, 12:13 PM
8 points
22 comments2 min readLW link

Ra­tion­al­ity Drugs

lukeprogOct 1, 2011, 11:20 AM
43 points
122 comments5 min readLW link

Re­source on al­co­hol problems

juliawiseFeb 27, 2020, 6:17 PM
26 points
3 comments4 min readLW link

A study on depression

vlad.proexOct 13, 2020, 3:43 PM
21 points
1 comment9 min readLW link

Burdens

Scott AlexanderAug 16, 2014, 7:00 PM
46 points
7 comments5 min readLW link

The Frontal Syndrome

AnnoyanceJun 1, 2009, 4:10 PM
17 points
40 comments3 min readLW link

The Anti-Placebo Effect

ShannonFriedmanSep 28, 2013, 5:44 AM
65 points
39 comments3 min readLW link

On the na­ture of anxiety

mr_fahrenheitFeb 22, 2021, 11:56 PM
0 points
0 comments5 min readLW link

Gen­er­al­iz­ing From One Example

Scott AlexanderApr 28, 2009, 10:00 PM
437 points
423 comments6 min readLW link

[Question] Why do we talk about autism (spec­trum) with­out talk­ing about bor­der­line p.d.?

MoritzGSep 22, 2021, 2:32 PM
−11 points
8 comments1 min readLW link

The Apol­o­gist and the Revolutionary

Scott AlexanderMar 11, 2009, 9:39 PM
260 points
101 comments5 min readLW link

[Question] Get­ting di­ag­nosed for ADHD if I don’t plan on tak­ing meds?

vroomerifyDec 17, 2021, 7:27 PM
6 points
6 comments1 min readLW link

Pre­scrip­tions, Para­doxes, and Perversities

Scott AlexanderApr 30, 2015, 4:52 AM
23 points
4 comments10 min readLW link

The Medium Is The Bandage

party girlAug 10, 2022, 1:45 AM
11 points
0 comments10 min readLW link

[Paper] Tra­jec­to­ries through se­man­tic spaces in schizophre­nia and the re­la­tion­ship to rip­ple bursts

bvbvbvbvbvbvbvbvbvbvbvDec 15, 2023, 1:37 PM
3 points
0 comments1 min readLW link
(www.pnas.org)

The bur­den of knowing

arisAlexisFeb 28, 2023, 6:40 PM
5 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

LLM Psy­cho­met­rics: A Spec­u­la­tive Ap­proach to AI Safety

psklJan 29, 2024, 6:38 PM
3 points
4 comments1 min readLW link
(pascal.cc)

Why I don’t be­lieve in the placebo effect

transhumanist_atom_understanderJun 10, 2024, 2:37 AM
134 points
22 comments9 min readLW link

The Elu­sive Root Cause of Schizophre­nia—Th­e­sis In­tro­duc­tion Only

kareempforbesJul 22, 2024, 8:24 PM
−9 points
0 comments2 min readLW link

Elon Musk May Be Tran­si­tion­ing to Bipo­lar Type I

Cyborg25Mar 11, 2025, 5:45 PM
79 points
22 comments4 min readLW link
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