Child euthanasia: should we just not talk about it?

Child euthanasia: should we just not talk about it?

Belgium has recently extended its euthanasia legislation to minors, making it the first legislation in the world that does not specify any age limit. I consider two strands in the opposition to this legislation. First, I identify five arguments in the public debate to the effect that euthanasia for minors is somehow worse than euthanasia for adults--viz, arguments from weightiness, capability o...

Erythema nodosum :what should we consider about it?

Psychosis Risk: What Is It and How Should We Talk About It?

Schizophrenia and other psychosis spectrum disorders do not develop de novo but emerge from prodromal stages that are named and operationalized differently depending on the research group or consortium and its theoretical orientation. As a result, a complex lexicon now exists for characterizing individuals' risk of subclinical symptoms converting to psychosis. Researchers aim to develop instrum...

High Stakes Require More Than Just Talk: What to Do About Corruption in Health Systems; Comment on “We Need to Talk About Corruption in Health Systems”

Reluctance to talk about corruption is an important barrier to action. Yet the stakes of not addressing corruption in the health sector are higher than ever. Corruption includes wrongdoing by individuals, but it is also a problem of weak institutions captured by political interests, and underfunded, unreliable administrative systems and healthcare delivery models. We ur...

What do we talk about when we talk about rhythm?

1 Department of Psychology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany, 2 Brain and Mind Institute, Department of Psychology, The University of Western Ontario London, Ontario, Canada, 3 Cognitive Neuroscience and Schizophrenia Program, Nathan Kline Institute, Orangeburg, New York, United States of America, 4 Department of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York, Unite...