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Cool Steve Deals With A Psychiatrist

by Jeffrey Rubin, PhD

Welcome to From Insults to Respect. Today, I ask readers to consider a story that raises some questions regarding the practice of psychiatry. The Story Cool Steve and three of his fellow high school buddies, Jeff, George, and Cliff, have come to the Coney Island Child Psychiatric Center because Steve’s eight-year old brother, Pete, has been dealing with some serious emotional problems. When Pete was…

Dr. Jeffrey Rubin September 11, 2025 13 min read

The Problematic Ethics of Psychiatric Diagnoses

by Dr. Jeffrey Rubin

This blog seeks to empower its readers, many of whom are directly involved in the mental health arena or will become so in the future. Others are, or will become, involved indirectly because of someone they care about. Thus, it makes sense to spend some time learning how to effectively engage with mental health service providers. One way to achieve this is to be aware…

Dr. Jeffrey Rubin March 6, 2016 12 min read