Psychiatry's need for Vergangenheitsbewältigung: ‘culture wars’, cognitive dissonance and coming to terms with the past

Peter Lepping, Rob Poole

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Abstract

UK psychiatry's sense of self rests on being part of a socially progressive national tradition. This makes it difficult to engage with more critical narratives. The process of analysing and accepting psychiatry's past can help our profession to get closer to its real self and on a path to a better future.
Original languageEnglish
Article numbere202
JournalBritish Journal of Psychiatry
Volume8
Issue number6
Early online date22 Nov 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2022

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