RU388: DR STIJN VANHEULE ON WHY PSYCHOSIS IS NOT SO CRAZY

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Stijn Vanheule discusses his new book on psychosis, exploring its societal stigma and therapeutic value through creativity.

RU388: STIJN VANHEULE ON WHY PSYCHOSIS IS NOT SO CRAZY https://renderingunconscious.substack.com/p/ru388-stijn-vanheule-on-why-psychosis Join Rendering Unconscious Podcast at Substack for all new and archival episodes: https://renderingunconscious.substack.com Rendering Unconscious welcomes Stijn Vanheule back to the podcast! Rendering Unconscious episode 388. On this episode, Stijn discusses his new book, Why Psychosis is Not So Crazy (2024), which explores psychosis from a scholarly yet more personal, clinical perspective. Stijn contrasts this with his previous academic work on psychosis, The Subject of Psychosis: A Lacanian Perspective (2011). We delve into the stigma and societal prejudices surrounding psychosis, emphasizing the importance of understanding psychotic experiences as moments of crisis pointing towards human vulnerabilities and existential issues, rather than as chronic medical conditions. We explore problems with the DSM and medical models of diagnosis and treatment. And finally, we discuss the therapeutic value of creativity and the insights gained from cultural figures like David Lynch and Carl Gustav Jung. https://amzn.to/4v3y2WJ Stijn Vanheule is a clinical…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Vanessa Sinclair

Guest: Stijn Vanheule

Topics covered

• psychosis
• mental health
• stigma
• creativity
• Lacanian perspective
• existential issues

Keywords

• psychosis
• mental health
• stigma
• Lacanian
• creativity
• David Lynch
• Carl Jung
• DSM
• existential issues

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ghent University

Books & works: Why Psychosis is Not So Crazy, The Subject of Psychosis: A Lacanian Perspective

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