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Psychiatry's need for Vergangenheitsbewältigung: ‘culture wars’, cognitive dissonance and coming to terms with the past

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Summary UK psychiatry's sense of self rests on being part of a socially progressive national tradition. This makes it difficult to engage with more critical narratives. The process of analysing… Click to show full abstract

Summary UK psychiatry's sense of self rests on being part of a socially progressive national tradition. This makes it difficult to engage with more critical narratives. The process of analysing and accepting psychiatry's past can help our profession to get closer to its real self and on a path to a better future.

Keywords: psychiatry; ltigung culture; vergangenheitsbew ltigung; culture wars; need vergangenheitsbew; psychiatry need

Journal Title: BJPsych Open
Year Published: 2022

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