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My 2016 APA Speech On Psychiatric Diagnoses

by Jeffrey Rubin, PhD

Welcome to “From Insults to Respect.” Regular readers know that I have some serious objections to how mental health service providers treat those seeking their services. As things stand now, unless you can afford to completely pay for such services without any insurance coverage, to access services you are very likely to be required to be labelled as having a mental disorder. Now, many mental…

Dr. Jeffrey Rubin August 11, 2016 12 min read

Has Psychology Sold Out to Psychiatry?

by Jeffrey Rubin, PhD

Today, I want to consider if the American Psychological Association’s participation in the mental disorder labelling practices promoted by the the American Psychiatric Association is due to something other than science and promoting human welfare? The American Psychological Association’s Emphasis on Science and Human Welfare First of all, I should note that I am a member of the American Psychological Association, and have been so…

Dr. Jeffrey Rubin July 19, 2016 11 min read