Delusional disorders (DD) are difficult conditions for health professionals to treat
successfully. They are also difficult for family members to bear. The aim of this narrative …

The significance of critical phenomenology for psychiatric praxis has yet to be expounded. In
this paper, I argue that the adoption of a critical phenomenological stance can remedy …

Psychosis has been recognised as an abnormal state in need of care throughout history and
by diverse cultures. Present classifications of psychotic disorder remain based on the …

The concept of epistemic (specifically testimonial) injustice is the latest philosophical tool
with which to try to theorise what goes wrong when mental health service users are not …

A vital part of a social worker's role is to build strong relationships based on confidence and
trust, with people across all stages of the life course and from a broad range of backgrounds …

Classical psychopathology highly valued the interaction between clinician and patient, and
recent findings have provided preliminary evidence of an association between categorical …

Research confirms that although patients experiencing psychosis want to speak about their
symptoms with psychiatrists, psychiatrists are often hesitant to engage them directly in such …

Is curiosity a virtue or a vice? Curiosity, as a disposition to attain new, worthwhile
information, can manifest as an epistemic virtue. When the disposition to attain new …

Sažetak The idea that mental illnesses are impairments in rationality is very old, and very
common (Kasanin 1944; Harvey et al. 2004; Graham 2010). But is it true? In this article two …

How do mental health professionals link adverse life experiences with the kinds of beliefs
and experiences which attract a diagnosis of psychosis and what implications does this …