Awais Aftab
Person on 4 sites
Psychiatrist and clinical assistant professor at Case Western Reserve University. Writes Psychiatry at the Margins on the philosophical and scientific debates…
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17 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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When supply of most treatments in a care system is constrained, overuse concentrates on the few treatments that remain easily available, rather than reflecting excess care overall. (opens korrents.com)
“The problem with medical and psychiatric care is not necessarily that we do too much but that we do too much of some things because we have constrained the supply of all the other things.”
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In healthcare systems, it is easier to obtain a prescription than to get attentive, thorough clinical care from a physician. (opens korrents.com)
“It is relatively easy to ask for and be prescribed medications, but quite difficult to see a physician who actually cares and listens and thoughtfully attends to diagnostic work-up and treatment risks and patient…”
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When patients have access to a full range of treatment options, medication becomes one deliberate choice among many rather than a default fallen into out of desperation. (opens korrents.com)
“When a patient has ready access to a full range of options, then medication becomes one tool among many, chosen deliberately, not defaulted to out of desperation.”
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When supply of most treatments in a care system is constrained, overuse concentrates on the few treatments that remain easily available, rather than reflecting excess care overall. (opens korrents.com)
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6 recommendations on rcmnd (opens rcmnd.app)
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How Does the Psychiatrist Know?: On the Epistemology of Psychiatric Diagnostic Reasoning (opens rcmnd.app)
“Recently I reviewed Adrian Kind’s 2025 book, “How Does the Psychiatrist Know?: On the Epistemology of Psychiatric Diagnostic Reasoning,” on this substack. I had mentioned that Kind’s book is the first systematic,…”
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Susan T. Mahler, MD (opens rcmnd.app)
“One of the finest writers in medical humanities today.”
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Unshrunk: A Story of Psychiatric Treatment Resistance (opens rcmnd.app)
“(publication date March 18, 2025, Viking) by Laura Delano is a compelling and troubling memoir of psychiatric patienthood, iatrogenic harm, and finding a meaningful and flourishing life outside of the mental healthcare…”
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How Does the Psychiatrist Know?: On the Epistemology of Psychiatric Diagnostic Reasoning (opens rcmnd.app)