Abolition of coercion in psychiatry on the horizon? A descriptive ecologic data study from six European countries.

Contemporary censors at work: targeting medical science to shape social reality - Volume 228 Issue 1

The use of coercion in psychiatry is one of the most controversial issues in modern healthcare. There are clinical, legal and ethical arguments in fav…

The societal link between mental health problems and right-wing populism

Dirk Richter reviews the five ethical and legal standards for forced treatment and finds none are met.

The book describes describes the lines of conflict in the context of coercion in psychiatric nursing and care.

Surveillance and long-term detention for people with mental health problems are re-instated even in liberal democracies

Anything related to the human psyche and modern society and in between. Click to read PsychoSociety, by Dirk Richter, a Substack publication. Launched a day ago.

Europe’s very real problems don’t look so bad by comparison

Lira and stocks fall as Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, a key challenger to president, held

In this Collection we amplify the contributions of people with lived experience to mental health research through interviews with lived experience experts and ...

The truth is ugly, but it’s necessary to face it.

Ob im Bau, in der Lebensmittelindustrie, der Gastronomie, der Pflege oder im Personen- und Güterverkehr: In vielen Engpassberufen sind Beschäftigte mit Einwanderungsgeschichte überdurchschnittlich sta...

A first-of-its-kind analysis by Nature reveals which institutions are retraction hotspots.

A first-of-its-kind analysis by Nature reveals which institutions are retraction hotspots.

Trump fordert Radikales – dahinter stecken meist ganz andere Ziele, sagt der Politologe Carlo Masala. Die Deutschen hält er für gefährlich naiv. Frieden mit Putin auch.

Even botany can become a propaganda tool in the hands of the aggressor. According to Ukrainian scientists, their Western colleagues …

This new edition integrates theoretical explanations, empirical findings and practical solutions from many countries and settings.

This cross-sectional study of recently detained US immigrants examines the association of detention duration of 6 months or more with poor health, mental illness, and posttraumatic stress disorder.

Hunderte Accounts posten über mehrere Stunden Propaganda im Dauerfeuer: Am Freitagnachmittag hat eine mutmaßlich russische Einflusskampagne auf der Social-Media-Plattform Bluesky gewütet. Ein Desinfor...

Anti-science mysticism is enabling autocracy around the globe.

Research funding systems fundamentally influence how science operates. This paper aims to analyze the allocation of competitive research funding fr...

Trauma has a well-established link with poor health outcomes. Adverse experiences in mental health inpatient settings contribute to such outcomes and …

There is a developing body of research indicating that individual and population-based mental health is affected by a range of ‘social determinants’. Discrimination, poverty, inadequate access to h...