"I remember…so, let's not forget": remembering our past lest we repeat it. Issue 4 (1st October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mosher, James K.
• Is Part Of: Psychosis. Volume 12:Issue 4(2020)
• Page Start: 368
• Page End: 376
• Publication Date: 2020-10-01
• Subjects: Stigma -- Mental illness -- History; Psychoses -- Periodicals; Psychotic Disorders -- therapy; Psychotic Disorders -- etiology; Psychoses; Periodicals; Periodicals; 616.89005
• DOI: 10.1080/17522439.2020.1760338
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1752-2447

Abstract

ABSTRACT: What happens when we, as a profession, forget our past, whether it is what history and research have taught or the values that motivated us to become healers? Here, I explore this question. First, I remember several experiences I have had that illustrate what can go wrong when we "forget." Then, I review some of our history and research, critically examining it, to remind us of those lessons. Finally, I share examples from my own practice to show how remembering the past can guide us in the present.