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Patrick William Kelly Ph.d

Patrick William Kelly Ph.d

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What the DSM Can't See

What the DSM Can't See

Psychiatry's bible was built to describe suffering, not to explain it.

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Patrick William Kelly Ph.d

When Every Doctor Got It Wrong

When Every Doctor Got It Wrong

Personal Perspective: When psychiatric diagnosis misses the cause of symptoms.

03.07.2026 50

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Patrick William Kelly Ph.d

When a Patient Can't See Their Own Illness

23.06.2026 50

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The Illness That Hides Itself

In mania, self-knowledge is the first thing the illness takes.

17.06.2026 50

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The Mania Felt Like Clarity

Personal Perspective: The danger about mania is that it feels like being chosen.

12.06.2026 20

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The View From the Far Side

A historian of state violence who became a patient and a prisoner.

07.06.2026 60

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