Dirk Richter

@dirkrichter4.bsky.social

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Social scientist, mental health nurse, research nerd, book lover, gravel biker
Professsor at Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern, Switzerland
Personal website: https://en.dirkrichter.net/
Substack: https://dirkrichter.substack.com/ .. more

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Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Aug 7

My new book on human rights in psychiatry is now available as E-book at Springer Link. In the book I discuss the necessity of abolishing coercion in psychiatry and the dilemmas that are associated with it.
link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Human Rights in Psychiatry

The book describes describes the lines of conflict in the context of coercion in psychiatric nursing and care.

link.springer.com

Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · 3d

Although I'm not a fan of big tech companies, I totally agree. Google sites is very easy to use and to administer. No programming, but some (basic) templates. en.dirkrichter.net

Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · 5d

journals.lww.com/wpsy/fulltex...
New open access paper on the state and the future of social psychiatry by a group of Swiss researchers

journals.lww.com

Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · 6d

Many thanks for the paper, much appreciated

Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · 7d

Hi, any chance to have the paper sent by email? Thanks in advance

Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · 14d

Interesting. Is there any convincing evidence that it works, e.g. against isolation or loneliness?

Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · 28d

Besides the conflict of interest, most service users prefer working in the general labour market. I don't see the point.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Client Challenge

link.springer.com

Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Sep 28

Sounds familiar....

Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Sep 16

Thanks for covering, much appreciated

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Mad in America @mad-in-america.bsky.social · Sep 12

Psychiatric Coercion Lacks Ethical or Legal Justification, Scholar Argues

Dirk Richter reviews the five ethical and legal standards for forced treatment and finds none are met.

By Kelly McFadden

www.madinamerica.com/2025/09/psyc...

Psychiatric Coercion Lacks Ethical or Legal Justification, Scholar Argues

Dirk Richter reviews the five ethical and legal standards for forced treatment and finds none are met.

www.madinamerica.com

Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Sep 6

It's not surprising that the conservatives don't get it, but it's depressing that the center left parties make the same mistakes

Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Aug 26

I hope there won't be a day when I have to say the same. That's a message to the rest of the liberal world

Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Aug 21

This may be true for publishing, but being cut off from a bulk of literature behind a paywall is another matter

Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Aug 19

It's hidden behind a paywall, not free

Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Aug 7

It's a slightly updated and revised English version of my previous German book on the topic. People with university accounts should have access to the link. If not, send me a message and I will provide a PDF.
#PsychSciSky #psychiatry

Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Aug 4

Can somebody provide the PDF to me? I don't have access which is surprising as I have had access to the SAMHSA site for years (residing in Europe). If so, please send it to dirk.richter@bfh.ch. Thanks in advance

Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Jul 27

wer hat den Krieg begonnen: Hamas oder die hungernden Menschen?

Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Jul 27

We are witnessing a roll-back in mental health care towards a post-liberal psychiatry. See my new post on Substack:
open.substack.com/pub/dirkrich...
#psychiatry #coercion #mentalhealth

The prospect of a post-liberal psychiatry

Surveillance and long-term detention for people with mental health problems are re-instated even in liberal democracies

open.substack.com

Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Jul 16

I have ran out of space...
#philosophyofscience
#PsychSciSky

Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Jul 16

It's a global f...ing culture war!

Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Jul 16

My first post covers a new preprint paper by Tilman Steinert and me on an adversarial collaboration about the question of how to deal with coercion in psychiatry.
Please check the post dirkrichter.substack.com/p/adversaria...
and/or the preprint at OSF
osf.io/preprints/ps...
and feel free to discuss

Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Jul 16

I have just launched 'PsychoSociety', a Substack covering anything related to the human psyche and modern society.
Please subscribe to this free newsletter to keep updated.
dirkrichter.substack.com

PsychoSociety | Dirk Richter | Substack

dirkrichter.substack.com

Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Apr 14

An ode to Europe: our continent (including the UK of course) is a haven of political stability and liberalism (with certain exceptions) compared to other regions in the northern hemisphere:
The thing about Europe: it’s the actual land of the free now
www.economist.com/europe/2025/...

The thing about Europe: it’s the actual land of the free now

Europe’s very real problems don’t look so bad by comparison

www.economist.com

Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Apr 9

You're optimistic about that?

Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Apr 3

Es fehlt eine Warnung für die USA

Reposted by Harry Garretsen, Kim Richard Nossal, Andrew Henley , and 5 more Harry Garretsen, Kim Richard Nossal, Andrew Henley, Markus Wagner, Quentin Hanich, Dirk Richter, Margaret Allen, Elizabeth Tingle

Heard Island Government @heardislandgov.bsky.social · Apr 3

It’s 9am TFT time here, and citizens are already gathering to protest Tariffs by the United States. Our plain clothes Officer Penguins are attempting to maintain calm, but unfortunately we keep losing them in the crowd.

Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Apr 2

Switzerland

www.myscience.ch/en/jobs

job portal | jobs.myScience - The science job portal

jobs.myScience - Job portal for scientists, researchers and engineers in Switzerland.

www.myscience.ch

Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Apr 2

Residing in Switzerland, I've received an application from an US research refugee who explicitly mentioned the political situation. Strange times, indeed...

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Laura K. Nelson @lauraknelson.bsky.social · Apr 1

Academics - where are academic jobs posted for non-UK non-North American countries? If you were looking for jobs in, say, the Nordic countries, or Australia, where do you look? Asking for all the PhDs who are on the market this year. (Pls no April fools jokes, their nerves are frayed as it is)

Dirk Richter @dirkrichter4.bsky.social · Mar 27

Gilt nur für das erste Buch und hält maximal 2 Wochen. Danach ist Sex wieder besser. Kein abnehmender Grenznutzen... Meine Erfahrung.

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