Hope Without Borders: Psychosis, polypharmacy and the future of care?
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https://doi.org/10.65828/yjh67q32Keywords:
Psychosis, polypharmacy, existential psychoanalysis, McDonaldizationAbstract
This paper explores the concept of treatment and healing in the twenty-first century, emphasising the importance of open-heartedness and more humanistic and compassionate approaches in psychotherapy. Drawing from the work of R.D. Laing, it critiques the continued over-reliance on pathologising, theorising and commodification in mental healthcare. Instead, it advocates for authentic care characterised by openness, spontaneity, accessibility and directness, aligning with an existential psychoanalytic sensibility.
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