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"published_at": "2014-09-22T03:34:43+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb8-f143-7399-8f93-ee680faa7699", "title": "Against ‘objective’ tests", "url": "https://melbournelacanian.wordpress.com/2014/09/19/against-objective-tests/", "published_at": "2014-09-19T00:44:08+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb8-f143-7399-8f93-ee6810143918", "title": "Biomarkers and Dualism (after Nietzsche)", "url": "https://melbournelacanian.wordpress.com/2014/09/17/biomarkers-and-dualism-after-nietzsche/", "published_at": "2014-09-17T04:53:59+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb8-f143-7399-8f93-ee68102be202", "title": "Lost in Cognition", "url": "https://melbournelacanian.wordpress.com/2014/09/15/lost-in-cognition/", "published_at": "2014-09-15T11:40:28+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb8-f143-7399-8f93-ee6810f5e5a2", "title": "Notes on Fantasy", "url": "https://melbournelacanian.wordpress.com/2014/08/22/153/", "published_at": "2014-08-22T02:06:29+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbb8-f143-7399-8f93-ee6811e17f68", "title": "Suicide, selfishness and “illness”", "url": "https://melbournelacanian.wordpress.com/2014/08/20/suicide-selfishness-and-illness/", "published_at": "2014-08-20T09:37:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-5999-714c-9071-75347268d98a", "title": "Love, technology, ideology and ethics: A critique of “neuroenhancement”.", "url": "https://melbournelacanian.wordpress.com/2014/07/21/love-technology-ideology-and-ethics-a-critique-of-neuroenhancement/", "published_at": "2014-07-21T12:17:59+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-5999-714c-9071-753472af2847", "title": "2666", "url": "https://melbournelacanian.wordpress.com/2014/05/07/2666/", "published_at": "2014-05-07T11:49:26+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-5999-714c-9071-7534737fd600", "title": "The Lack of a Lack in ‘Evidence-Based’ Practice", "url": "https://melbournelacanian.wordpress.com/2014/05/05/the-lack-of-a-lack-in-evidence-based-practice/", "published_at": "2014-05-05T08:19:06+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-5999-714c-9071-753473abd926", "title": "On Shame and Shaming", "url": "https://melbournelacanian.wordpress.com/2014/04/24/on-shame-and-shaming/", "published_at": "2014-04-24T06:02:54+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-5999-714c-9071-7534745a2c9b", "title": "Roudinesco, in spite of everything", "url": "https://melbournelacanian.wordpress.com/2014/04/22/roudinesco-in-spite-of-everything/", "published_at": "2014-04-22T00:48:58+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-5999-714c-9071-753474f87af2", "title": "CBT for psychosis?", "url": "https://melbournelacanian.wordpress.com/2014/04/03/cbt-for-psychosis/", "published_at": "2014-04-03T09:18:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-5999-714c-9071-753475d80428", "title": "Project for an Unscientific Psychology: Critique of CBT as Ideology (Part 7)", "url": "https://melbournelacanian.wordpress.com/2014/02/26/project-for-an-unscientific-psychology-critique-of-cbt-as-ideology-part-7/", "published_at": "2014-02-26T02:19:50+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-5999-714c-9071-7534768516ab", "title": "A Pig in a Cage on Antibiotics", "url": "https://melbournelacanian.wordpress.com/2014/02/21/a-pig-in-a-cage-on-antibiotics/", "published_at": "2014-02-21T09:36:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-5999-714c-9071-753476c86f2e", "title": "Two Case Studies in Biopolitics: A Critique of CBT as Ideology (Part 6)", "url": "https://melbournelacanian.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/two-case-studies-in-biopolitics/", "published_at": "2014-02-11T21:07:43+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbbd-5999-714c-9071-753476f4a2f0", "title": "The Ethics & Politics of Intervention: A Critique of CBT as Ideology (Part 5", "url": "https://melbournelacanian.wordpress.com/2014/02/10/the-ethics-politics-of-intervention-a-critique-of-cbt-as-ideology-part-5/", "published_at": "2014-02-09T21:44:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc1-d61c-7272-a629-eeaa6e136e20", "title": "A Note on Psychometrics: A Critique of CBT as Ideology (Part 4)", "url": "https://melbournelacanian.wordpress.com/2014/02/07/a-note-on-psychometrics-a-critique-of-cbt-as-ideology-part-4/", "published_at": "2014-02-06T21:43:56+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc1-d61c-7272-a629-eeaa6ee4470e", "title": "Psychology, Epistemology, Theory and CBT: A Critique of CBT as Ideology (part 3)", "url": "https://melbournelacanian.wordpress.com/2014/02/05/psychology-epistemology-theory-and-cbt-a-critique-of-cbt-as-ideology-part-3/", "published_at": "2014-02-05T02:44:37+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc1-d61c-7272-a629-eeaa6fd52571", "title": "The Founding of CBT, and Beck’s Foundational Errors: A Critique of CBT as Ideology (Part 2)", "url": "https://melbournelacanian.wordpress.com/2014/02/04/the-founding-of-cbt-and-becks-foundational-errors-a-critique-of-cbt-as-ideology-part-2/", "published_at": "2014-02-03T21:58:17+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc1-d61c-7272-a629-eeaa7083d104", "title": "A Critique of CBT as Ideology (Part 1)", "url": "https://melbournelacanian.wordpress.com/2014/02/03/a-critique-of-cbt-as-ideology-part-1/", "published_at": "2014-02-03T01:38:24+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc1-d61c-7272-a629-eeaa711ba615", "title": "An Alternative to the DSM", "url": "https://melbournelacanian.wordpress.com/2014/01/15/an-alternative-to-the-dsm/", "published_at": "2014-01-15T06:05:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc1-d61c-7272-a629-eeaa71e003a7", "title": "Psychoanalysis and the DSM – a brief discussion and critique", "url": "https://melbournelacanian.wordpress.com/2013/12/16/psychoanalysis-and-the-dsm-a-brief-discussion-and-critique/", "published_at": "2013-12-16T11:20:04+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc1-d61c-7272-a629-eeaa722d149e", "title": "Back to anti-stigma…", "url": "https://melbournelacanian.wordpress.com/2013/12/09/back-to-anti-stigma/", "published_at": "2013-12-09T06:03:45+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc1-d61c-7272-a629-eeaa730d98e9", "title": "Psychology & Science: Reflections on a Discipline in Crisis", "url": "https://melbournelacanian.wordpress.com/2013/10/07/psychology-science-reflections-on-a-discipline-in-crisis/", "published_at": "2013-10-07T10:12:16+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc1-d61c-7272-a629-eeaa73c542dd", "title": "Anti-stigma campaigns that restigmatise…", "url": "https://melbournelacanian.wordpress.com/2013/09/28/anti-stigma-campaigns-that-restigmatise/", "published_at": "2013-09-28T03:14:12+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbc1-d61c-7272-a629-eeaa73e1814c", "title": "The Treachery of Images", "url": "https://melbournelacanian.wordpress.com/2013/08/29/the-treachery-of-images/", "published_at": "2013-08-29T12:45:35+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog

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2025

Remembering Berlin, or, The Fate of those who Collaborate original ↗

12 Aug 2025

The Génocidaire’s Imaginary: Liberalism, fascism, and psychoanalysis original ↗

27 Jul 2025

2024

The return of the real and The Zone of Interest original ↗

15 Mar 2024

The University Discourse, Revisited original ↗

14 Feb 2024

2023

The Base-Superstructure Homology in Psychoanalysis original ↗

12 Mar 2023

Woke in Fright original ↗

14 Feb 2023

Solitude, poetry, and herd psychoanalysis original ↗

1 Feb 2023

The Treachery of Images original ↗

19 Jan 2023

On Psychoanalytic Training original ↗

9 Jan 2023

2022

Brief notes after a conference on general madness and our times original ↗

30 Nov 2022

2021

Lacanian Dialectice and the Poetics of Interpretation original ↗

13 Nov 2021

2020

CBT is Aristotle with Facebook brain – A note on paranoia as an epistemic ideal original ↗

12 May 2020

2019

Narcissism – Sublimation – Cynicism original ↗

28 Mar 2019

Urgency, History & the Totalitarian Vocation original ↗

21 Feb 2019

2018

Review of CBT: The Cognitive Behavioural Tsunami, by Farhad Dalal original ↗

18 Dec 2018

Hystory in Lacan’s later work original ↗

9 Nov 2018

Science’s man does not exist: Psychoanalysis, scientism, and the structuralist project.original ↗

23 Jul 2018

Other Jouissance and Modern Mysticism original ↗

19 Mar 2018

2017

On the logical use of the Sinthome, or, Joyce with Freud original ↗

20 Feb 2017

The Ties that Unbind: Knotting in the Age of Austerity original ↗

2 Jan 2017

2016

Kernberg and the American Soul original ↗

27 Aug 2016

Theses on Mental Health Reform in Australia original ↗

7 Jul 2016

Once more on ‘neuroenhancement’ and love original ↗

27 Jun 2016

The Ethics of Psychoanalysis original ↗

18 Jun 2016

Notes on ethics and psychoanalysis original ↗

30 Jan 2016

CBT and Scatology original ↗

18 Jan 2016

Notes on mental health and neoliberalism original ↗

13 Jan 2016

Comment on CBT v Psychoanalysis Debate original ↗

10 Jan 2016

2015

Melancholia & Depression original ↗

9 Dec 2015

The Jargon of Authenticity – Positive Psychology and Ideology original ↗

16 Nov 2015

A Note on ‘Wellbeing’original ↗

12 Nov 2015

The Happiness Industry original ↗

1 Nov 2015

‘Changing Minds’: An unintentional satire of the mental health industry original ↗

18 Oct 2015

Of ‘Psychopathic’ Children & Interventionist Clinicians original ↗

11 Sept 2015

On the Crisis of Reproducibility in Psychology original ↗

30 Aug 2015

The Jargon of Authenticity original ↗

27 Aug 2015

Winnicott on Behavior Management original ↗

15 Aug 2015

Evaluation & Scientism original ↗

13 Aug 2015

“There is no Us and Them”original ↗

1 Jul 2015

The Leftist Defense of Psychiatry original ↗

22 Jun 2015

Thoughts – June 2015: Psychoanalysis, Psychology, Mindfulness, Sexuation…original ↗

15 Jun 2015

On Consent original ↗

10 Jun 2015

The Debate on Directive Treatments in Psychology original ↗

29 May 2015

On “Borderline” Diagnoses original ↗

22 May 2015

Dismal Sciences: Anti-welfarism and Secondary Gain original ↗

19 May 2015

Drone Psychology: A Profession Digging Its own Grave original ↗

11 May 2015

Language and Diagnosis original ↗

26 Apr 2015

Why psychologists (and others) should have a psychoanalysis original ↗

13 Apr 2015

Misconceptions about psychoanalysis. Part 3: The teachings of psychoanalysis have not been assimilated original ↗

7 Apr 2015

On Narcissism and its Misuses original ↗

29 Mar 2015

Misconceptions about Psychoanalysis. Part 2: Psychoanalysis is not a sexology original ↗

20 Mar 2015

Misconceptions about psychoanalysis. Part 1 original ↗

20 Mar 2015

Evidence Yields: The failure of web-based ‘treatment’ for mental health original ↗

19 Mar 2015

Joe Hockey’s Slips original ↗

17 Mar 2015

Nietzsche and women original ↗

15 Mar 2015

Obsessional Neurosis & Breaking Bad original ↗

15 Mar 2015

The problem with diagnosis is not diagnosis, but discourse original ↗

9 Mar 2015

One of Freud’s Asides original ↗

9 Mar 2015

Longer Chains and Bigger Cages original ↗

11 Feb 2015

On ‘deep-brain stimulation’ for depression original ↗

4 Feb 2015

Torture, psychology and the neoliberal state original ↗

19 Jan 2015

More on psychosis: Subjective structure and incompleteness original ↗

13 Jan 2015

Paradigms across psychiatry, psychology and psychoanalysis original ↗

12 Jan 2015

Biopower and subjection: The strange and disturbing case of Martin Seligman original ↗

10 Jan 2015

Ordinary Psychosis original ↗

4 Jan 2015

2014

Against the ‘understanding’ of psychosis…original ↗

17 Dec 2014

Addiction original ↗

13 Dec 2014

Understanding Psychosis original ↗

2 Dec 2014

Anxiety original ↗

26 Nov 2014

Conduct Disorder original ↗

25 Nov 2014

The Other, clinical and empirical: A review of Fonagy et al. on Affect regulation, mentalisation, and the development of the self original ↗

24 Nov 2014

Paradigm Shifts after the Decline of the Medical Model original ↗

12 Nov 2014

The Problem with Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs)original ↗

11 Nov 2014

Reductio ad traumatum original ↗

29 Sept 2014

A Short Refutation of Behaviourism original ↗

22 Sept 2014

Against ‘objective’ tests original ↗

19 Sept 2014

Biomarkers and Dualism (after Nietzsche)original ↗

17 Sept 2014

Lost in Cognition original ↗

15 Sept 2014

Notes on Fantasy original ↗

22 Aug 2014

Suicide, selfishness and “illness”original ↗

20 Aug 2014

Love, technology, ideology and ethics: A critique of “neuroenhancement”.original ↗

21 Jul 2014

2666 original ↗

7 May 2014

The Lack of a Lack in ‘Evidence-Based’ Practice original ↗

5 May 2014

On Shame and Shaming original ↗

24 Apr 2014

Roudinesco, in spite of everything original ↗

22 Apr 2014

CBT for psychosis?original ↗

3 Apr 2014

Project for an Unscientific Psychology: Critique of CBT as Ideology (Part 7)original ↗

26 Feb 2014

A Pig in a Cage on Antibiotics original ↗

21 Feb 2014

Two Case Studies in Biopolitics: A Critique of CBT as Ideology (Part 6)original ↗

11 Feb 2014

The Ethics & Politics of Intervention: A Critique of CBT as Ideology (Part 5 original ↗

9 Feb 2014

A Note on Psychometrics: A Critique of CBT as Ideology (Part 4)original ↗

6 Feb 2014

Psychology, Epistemology, Theory and CBT: A Critique of CBT as Ideology (part 3)original ↗

5 Feb 2014

The Founding of CBT, and Beck’s Foundational Errors: A Critique of CBT as Ideology (Part 2)original ↗

3 Feb 2014

A Critique of CBT as Ideology (Part 1)original ↗

3 Feb 2014

An Alternative to the DSM original ↗

15 Jan 2014

2013

Psychoanalysis and the DSM – a brief discussion and critique original ↗

16 Dec 2013

Back to anti-stigma…original ↗

9 Dec 2013

Psychology & Science: Reflections on a Discipline in Crisis original ↗

7 Oct 2013

Anti-stigma campaigns that restigmatise…original ↗

28 Sept 2013

The Treachery of Images original ↗

29 Aug 2013