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Nobody told me to do this: What it means to be a dissident psychiatrist

Before I was a psychiatrist, I was a psychiatric patient. I remember sitting in waiting rooms, waiting to see the next psychiatrist with a pit...

Following the breadcrumbs, Traumality and a total eclipse of the roots

I’m brain deep in domestic abuse and mental health literature as I track a path through what is already known. This reading will form...

A glossary of ‘mad’ terms in Gaelic -an ancient empowering language

Gaelic or Irish was taught to most of us here in Ireland in a repressive & sometimes violent way. I know people who were...

What does the social model of disability have to do with emotional and mental...

Language and Framing: talking about what we mean when we talk about “disability” The language we use is influenced by what we know (or think...

A moving reflection from Dirk Corstens on the passing of Marius Romme

Published on Linkedin Posted by Dirk Corstens on 4/6/26 Marius Romme passed away. Coincidentally, I am sitting on a terrace in Maastricht. Beers with it. Nuts....