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The Problem With Psychiatry, the ‘DSM,’ and the Way We Study Mental Illness

Psychiatry is under attack for not being scientific enough, but the real problem is its blindness to culture. When it comes to mental illness, we wear the disorders that come off the rack.

Ethan Watters

Social Justice

It Gets Better, Y’all

If the South is really such a backward place, why is it so in love with Brad Paisley?

Dorothy Fortenberry

Social Justice

In a desperate attempt to engage with younger audiences, arts organizations are scrambling to make their productions more interactive. But who really is more engaged: A live-tweeting audience member, or someone staring silently at the stage?

Tom Jacobs

Culture Essays

The Problem With Psychiatry, the ‘DSM,’ and the Way We Study Mental Illness

It Gets Better, Y’all

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