Sam Woolfe
Freelance Writer & Blogger

Psychedelics Are Not a Mental Health Panacea

Psychedelics Are Not a Mental Health Panacea
As much as psychedelics hold great promise in alleviating all kinds of psychological distress, they are not a mental health panacea, which they are sometimes touted to be. Based on positive media stories surrounding psychedelic research and anecdotal reports of people being forever cured of chronic, severe mental illnesses, it’s easy to get the impression…View Post

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Can Philosophy Harm Your Mental Health?

Can Philosophy Harm Your Mental Health?
The psychology of philosophy is a relatively new field. It refers to the relationship between psychological traits and philosophical beliefs. This field garnered significant attention recently with the publication of a new study from the psychologist David B. Yaden and the philosopher Derek E. Anderson.  Published in the journal Philosophical Psychology, this study asked 314…View Post

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A Critique of the Biopsychosocial Model in Psychiatry

A Critique of the Biopsychosocial Model in Psychiatry
The biopsychosocial model is one of the main approaches in psychiatry. The psychiatrist George Engel formulated this model in 1977, in a paper titled The Need for a New Medical Model: A Challenge for Biomedicine, published in the journal Science. He did not, however, propose this new model exclusively for psychiatry (which focuses on the…View Post

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Using Humour and Acceptance to Deal With Insecurities

Using Humour and Acceptance to Deal With Insecurities
All of us are insecure about some aspect of our lives or what we are like as people. There are many ways that you can deal with insecurity; for example, you can address underlying low self-esteem and feelings of inadequacy, or try to refrain from stacking yourself up against others or some cultural expectations or…View Post

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Is the Anti-Psychiatry Movement Harmful?

Is the Anti-Psychiatry Movement Harmful?
Anti-psychiatry is a loose social movement that first emerged in the 1960s in Europe and the US, and it began as an ideological response to the treatment of mental illness in asylums at the time. Those supporting the movement were concerned about the poor conditions of many of these asylums, as well as the abusive…View Post

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