The Politics of Mental Health Care in Trieste: an update by Vincenzo Passante
Asylum magazine was established in 1986, in part inspired by the Italian democratic psychiatry movment.
Asylum magazine was established in 1986, in part inspired by the Italian democratic psychiatry movment.
This is the editorial for the Winter 2022 issue of Asylum (29.4).
Our Autumn issue opens with our feature article by Mud, also our cover artist, who makes a powerful case for changing the way health professionals treat suicidal people.
A new study might signal the final nail in the coffin of the ‘chemical imbalance’ theory of depression. This new review of existing studies has concluded the idea that low levels of serotonin cause depression does not stand up to scrutiny. Read more
[Trigger warning: suicide and psychiatric neglect] Read more
I am a licensed physician in the United States of America, where the Supreme Court’s recent Dobbs v. Jackson ruling, overturning Roe v. Wade, nullifies constitutional protections on access to abortion.