Marcelo V. Lopes
@nerofil.bsky.social
Phenomenology, Emotions, Psychiatry.
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Marcelo V. Lopes
@nerofil.bsky.social
· Mar 27
If you're interested in the relationship between #phenomenology and #illness, consider contributing to the next special issue of Ekstasis. We welcome submissions on diverse phenomenological/hermeneutic approaches to illness, as well as firsthand accounts from those with lived experience. #philsky
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Reposting for the Monday crowd
Meaning, Medications, and Psychodynamic Psychopharmacology: Discussion with David Mintz
Exploring medication effects mediated symbolically
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Exploring medication effects mediated symbolically
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Meaning, Medications, and Psychodynamic Psychopharmacology: Discussion with David Mintz
Exploring medication effects mediated symbolically
www.psychiatrymargins.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Reposting for the Monday crowd
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Huge thanks to @jeppsson.bsky.social for a wonderful talk for WoS Speculative Psychiatry Group.
Jeppsson discusses her forthcoming book chapter 'Philosophy of Madness' as well as her debut techno-fantasy novel “Kugghjulssjälar” (Cogwheel Souls).
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Jeppsson discusses her forthcoming book chapter 'Philosophy of Madness' as well as her debut techno-fantasy novel “Kugghjulssjälar” (Cogwheel Souls).
Watch/subscribe 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z3X...
Prof Sofia Jeppsson - Philosophy of Madness, Fiction of Madness
YouTube video by Speculative Psychiatry Group
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October 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Huge thanks to @jeppsson.bsky.social for a wonderful talk for WoS Speculative Psychiatry Group.
Jeppsson discusses her forthcoming book chapter 'Philosophy of Madness' as well as her debut techno-fantasy novel “Kugghjulssjälar” (Cogwheel Souls).
Watch/subscribe 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z3X...
Jeppsson discusses her forthcoming book chapter 'Philosophy of Madness' as well as her debut techno-fantasy novel “Kugghjulssjälar” (Cogwheel Souls).
Watch/subscribe 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z3X...
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This post made me think of the many times I’ve heard a patient describe their past treatment with misleading metaphorical language, oftentimes inherited from a physician. It’s humbling to remember that our metaphors are carried outside our offices and may shape self understanding for a lifetime.
“the profession of psychiatry, over its long history, has impoverished its conceptual foundations by a strong brain-focused bias in how we talk, and, more importantly, think about mental disorders.” Ken Kendler
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/brain-meta...
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/brain-meta...
Brain Metaphors Beyond Brain Mythologies
A commentary on Kendler's history of metaphorical brain talk in psychiatry
www.psychiatrymargins.com
August 5, 2025 at 12:50 AM
This post made me think of the many times I’ve heard a patient describe their past treatment with misleading metaphorical language, oftentimes inherited from a physician. It’s humbling to remember that our metaphors are carried outside our offices and may shape self understanding for a lifetime.
Agora é oficial!
Professor no departamento de Filosofia da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria.
Feliz em voltar para casa e poder contribuir com a instituição que me formou.
Professor no departamento de Filosofia da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria.
Feliz em voltar para casa e poder contribuir com a instituição que me formou.
July 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Agora é oficial!
Professor no departamento de Filosofia da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria.
Feliz em voltar para casa e poder contribuir com a instituição que me formou.
Professor no departamento de Filosofia da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria.
Feliz em voltar para casa e poder contribuir com a instituição que me formou.
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“For some people, the only time they get to take control over their relationship to medical care is when they decide to reject diagnoses and come off psychiatric medications.”
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July 14, 2025 at 10:08 PM
“For some people, the only time they get to take control over their relationship to medical care is when they decide to reject diagnoses and come off psychiatric medications.”
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Nice piece by the director of mental health at the Wellcome Trust on the need for innovation in brain-based therapies for psychiatric conditions.
www.ft.com/content/e9ec...
www.ft.com/content/e9ec...
Psychiatric medication is in dire need of innovation
There can be no either/or in mental health — we must rigorously examine pharmaceutical and social solutions
www.ft.com
July 12, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Nice piece by the director of mental health at the Wellcome Trust on the need for innovation in brain-based therapies for psychiatric conditions.
www.ft.com/content/e9ec...
www.ft.com/content/e9ec...
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🧠 O que é “doença mental”, afinal?
Por trás dos diagnósticos existem diferentes maneiras de entender o que é estar doente ou saudável. Algumas veem o transtorno como um fato biológico; outras, como uma construção social. .
Por trás dos diagnósticos existem diferentes maneiras de entender o que é estar doente ou saudável. Algumas veem o transtorno como um fato biológico; outras, como uma construção social. .
O sofrimento psíquico na encruzilhada entre o mecanismo e a norma
Diferentes concepções de “saúde” e “doença” subjazem perspectivas medicalizantes ou críticas no campo da saúde mental. Neste ensaio, analiso concepções naturalistas (Boorse, Szasz) e normativistas (En...
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June 30, 2025 at 7:26 PM
🧠 O que é “doença mental”, afinal?
Por trás dos diagnósticos existem diferentes maneiras de entender o que é estar doente ou saudável. Algumas veem o transtorno como um fato biológico; outras, como uma construção social. .
Por trás dos diagnósticos existem diferentes maneiras de entender o que é estar doente ou saudável. Algumas veem o transtorno como um fato biológico; outras, como uma construção social. .
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“Nothing but cogs and wheels and springs”
Sofia Jeppsson ( @jeppsson.bsky.social ) discusses how autobiographies of madness intersect with academic philosophy and fantasy fiction in the context of her Swedish novel, “Cogwheel Souls”
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/cogwheel-s...
Sofia Jeppsson ( @jeppsson.bsky.social ) discusses how autobiographies of madness intersect with academic philosophy and fantasy fiction in the context of her Swedish novel, “Cogwheel Souls”
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/cogwheel-s...
Cogwheel Souls: Q&A with Sofia Jeppsson on Madness, Fantasy, and Philosophy
“Nothing but cogs and wheels and springs”
www.psychiatrymargins.com
June 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
“Nothing but cogs and wheels and springs”
Sofia Jeppsson ( @jeppsson.bsky.social ) discusses how autobiographies of madness intersect with academic philosophy and fantasy fiction in the context of her Swedish novel, “Cogwheel Souls”
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/cogwheel-s...
Sofia Jeppsson ( @jeppsson.bsky.social ) discusses how autobiographies of madness intersect with academic philosophy and fantasy fiction in the context of her Swedish novel, “Cogwheel Souls”
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/cogwheel-s...
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Excited to say that "Neurodiversity: A Very Short Introduction" written by myself and @suereviews.bsky.social is finally ready to preorder! Afaik the first general academic introduction covering the ND movement, ND studies, and applications of ND theory in practice.
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May 5, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Excited to say that "Neurodiversity: A Very Short Introduction" written by myself and @suereviews.bsky.social is finally ready to preorder! Afaik the first general academic introduction covering the ND movement, ND studies, and applications of ND theory in practice.
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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My opinion piece in today’s @nytimes.com . I discuss how clinical neglect of medication-related harms has made RFK Jr’s stance on antidepressants appealing to so many and moving the public conversation in a productive direction requires us to remedy this neglect.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/o...
Opinion | What Kennedy Gets Right, And Wrong, About Antidepressants (Gift Article)
Harm from these drugs is real. Let’s not cede the conversation to Kennedy.
www.nytimes.com
May 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
My opinion piece in today’s @nytimes.com . I discuss how clinical neglect of medication-related harms has made RFK Jr’s stance on antidepressants appealing to so many and moving the public conversation in a productive direction requires us to remedy this neglect.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/o...
De todas as coisas malucas que eu imaginei que pudessem me acontecer esse ano, ensinar Hegel definitivamente não estava entre elas.
April 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
De todas as coisas malucas que eu imaginei que pudessem me acontecer esse ano, ensinar Hegel definitivamente não estava entre elas.
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Let me take this low-news days to say that colleagues and I are now soliciting abstracts for a special issue of the Sociology of Health and Illness: 'Urban Experiences of Health and Illness: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Care and Wellbeing in the City.' onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
Sociology of Health & Illness Call for Abstracts — Urban Experiences of Health and Illness: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Care and Wellbeing in the City
Abstract Submission Deadline: 30 April 2025Full Paper Submission Deadline: 30 November 2025
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 3, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Let me take this low-news days to say that colleagues and I are now soliciting abstracts for a special issue of the Sociology of Health and Illness: 'Urban Experiences of Health and Illness: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Care and Wellbeing in the City.' onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
If you're interested in the relationship between #phenomenology and #illness, consider contributing to the next special issue of Ekstasis. We welcome submissions on diverse phenomenological/hermeneutic approaches to illness, as well as firsthand accounts from those with lived experience. #philsky
March 27, 2025 at 6:49 PM
If you're interested in the relationship between #phenomenology and #illness, consider contributing to the next special issue of Ekstasis. We welcome submissions on diverse phenomenological/hermeneutic approaches to illness, as well as firsthand accounts from those with lived experience. #philsky
A Ekstasis: Revista de hermenêutica e fenomenologia divulga a chamada de trabalhos para selecionar artigos inéditos, resenhas e traduções para o próximo número temático, o Dossiê “Fenomenologia e/da Enfermidade”
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March 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
A Ekstasis: Revista de hermenêutica e fenomenologia divulga a chamada de trabalhos para selecionar artigos inéditos, resenhas e traduções para o próximo número temático, o Dossiê “Fenomenologia e/da Enfermidade”
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$50k for an essay on consciousness! @berggruen.org berggruen.org/essay-compet...
Compete in the Berggruen Prize Essay Competition | $50,000 Prize
Submit your essay for a chance to win $50,000 and be published in Noema Magazine. Explore fundamental questions and bridge cultural perspectives. Make your mark on the future of philosophy and culture...
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February 27, 2025 at 10:51 PM
$50k for an essay on consciousness! @berggruen.org berggruen.org/essay-compet...
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A month from now!
Philosophy of Psychiatry and Lived Experience conference, London and online, 27-28 March, free to attend
Please share and please book!
#philsky #madsky #psychiatry #mentalhealth
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Philosophy of Psychiatry and Lived Experience conference, London and online, 27-28 March, free to attend
Please share and please book!
#philsky #madsky #psychiatry #mentalhealth
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Philosophy of Psychiatry & Lived Experience 2025
27-28 March 2025
King's College London & online
Free to attend, registration required
We are delighted to announce that this year the Sowerby Project for Philosophy and Medicine will host the fifth P...
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February 27, 2025 at 11:25 AM
A month from now!
Philosophy of Psychiatry and Lived Experience conference, London and online, 27-28 March, free to attend
Please share and please book!
#philsky #madsky #psychiatry #mentalhealth
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Philosophy of Psychiatry and Lived Experience conference, London and online, 27-28 March, free to attend
Please share and please book!
#philsky #madsky #psychiatry #mentalhealth
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Prof. Havi Carel at Duquesne University Phenomenology Center
Virtual 43rd Annual Phenomenology Symposium of the Simon Silverman Phenomenology Center: “Phenomenology of Illness Today” on March 21, 2025.
www.britishphenomenology.org.uk/prof-havi-ca...
#Phenomenology
Virtual 43rd Annual Phenomenology Symposium of the Simon Silverman Phenomenology Center: “Phenomenology of Illness Today” on March 21, 2025.
www.britishphenomenology.org.uk/prof-havi-ca...
#Phenomenology
February 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Prof. Havi Carel at Duquesne University Phenomenology Center
Virtual 43rd Annual Phenomenology Symposium of the Simon Silverman Phenomenology Center: “Phenomenology of Illness Today” on March 21, 2025.
www.britishphenomenology.org.uk/prof-havi-ca...
#Phenomenology
Virtual 43rd Annual Phenomenology Symposium of the Simon Silverman Phenomenology Center: “Phenomenology of Illness Today” on March 21, 2025.
www.britishphenomenology.org.uk/prof-havi-ca...
#Phenomenology
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Medication Treatment Challenges in Mood Disorders: A Discussion with Jim Phelps
Reevaluating the emphasis on efficacy vs risks
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/medication...
Reevaluating the emphasis on efficacy vs risks
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/medication...
Medication Treatment Challenges in Mood Disorders: A Discussion with Jim Phelps
Reevaluating the emphasis on efficacy vs risks
www.psychiatrymargins.com
February 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Medication Treatment Challenges in Mood Disorders: A Discussion with Jim Phelps
Reevaluating the emphasis on efficacy vs risks
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/medication...
Reevaluating the emphasis on efficacy vs risks
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/medication...
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My book Reclaiming the Self in Psychiatry: Centering Personal Narratives for a Humanist Science is now available for pre-order! Please consider pre-ordering and reviewing the book! So thrilled to share it with the world!!!
www.amazon.com/Reclaiming-S...
www.amazon.com/Reclaiming-S...
Reclaiming the Self in Psychiatry: Centering Personal Narratives for a Humanist Science
Reclaiming the Self in Psychiatry: Centering Personal Narratives for a Humanist Science: 9780367518110: Medicine & Health Science Books @ Amazon.com
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February 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
My book Reclaiming the Self in Psychiatry: Centering Personal Narratives for a Humanist Science is now available for pre-order! Please consider pre-ordering and reviewing the book! So thrilled to share it with the world!!!
www.amazon.com/Reclaiming-S...
www.amazon.com/Reclaiming-S...
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Anatomy of Moncrieff's Anti-Medication Playbook
A 3-step strategy of attacking medical psychiatry
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/anatomy-of...
A 3-step strategy of attacking medical psychiatry
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/anatomy-of...
Anatomy of Moncrieff's Anti-Medication Playbook
A 3-step strategy of attacking medical psychiatry
www.psychiatrymargins.com
February 8, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Anatomy of Moncrieff's Anti-Medication Playbook
A 3-step strategy of attacking medical psychiatry
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/anatomy-of...
A 3-step strategy of attacking medical psychiatry
www.psychiatrymargins.com/p/anatomy-of...
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New on the #projectEPIC blog today is a cheeky post from me about my recent publication "Psychiatry as Mind-shaping". In the post, I summarise some of the key points which (I hope) will intrigue you enough to read the whole thing!
epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com/2025/02/psyc...
epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com/2025/02/psyc...
Psychiatry as mind-shaping
epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com
February 5, 2025 at 10:28 AM
New on the #projectEPIC blog today is a cheeky post from me about my recent publication "Psychiatry as Mind-shaping". In the post, I summarise some of the key points which (I hope) will intrigue you enough to read the whole thing!
epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com/2025/02/psyc...
epistemicinjusticeinhealthcareproject.blogspot.com/2025/02/psyc...
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Fantastic special issue on Philosophy and Prehistory—be sure to check it out! 🏺 🧪 #philsky #hpbio #cogsci #philmind #humanevo #archaeosky
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Philosophy and prehistory: new perspectives on minds, art, and culture - Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences
This article introduces the special issue “Philosophy and Prehistory: New Perspectives on Minds, Art, and Culture.” The primary motivation for the issue was to create a space where philosophy and evol...
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February 1, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Fantastic special issue on Philosophy and Prehistory—be sure to check it out! 🏺 🧪 #philsky #hpbio #cogsci #philmind #humanevo #archaeosky
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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For my first newsletter post I wrote about depression and the politics of work.
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Quitting Work and Depression
On the politics of desertion
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January 23, 2025 at 11:19 AM
For my first newsletter post I wrote about depression and the politics of work.
open.substack.com/pub/mentalpo...
open.substack.com/pub/mentalpo...