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- Colonial thinking is ingrained in psychiatry, and recent anti-racist efforts by organizations like the APA and RCPsych are a positive step, but more is needed.
- To effectively address racism and decolonize the discipline, psychiatry must critically examine its core assumptions and values, which is a complex challenge.
- This moment presents a chance for psychiatry to engage in critical reflection on power dynamics within mental health and explore various paths for meaningful progress.
Article Abstract
Colonial thinking runs deep in psychiatry. Recent anti-racist statements from the APA and RCPsych are to be welcomed. However, we argue that if it is to really tackle deep-seated racism and decolonise its curriculum, the discipline will need to critically interrogate the origins of some of its fundamental assumptions, values and priorities. This will not be an easy task. By its very nature, the quest to decolonise is fraught with contradictions and difficulties. However, we make the case that this moment presents an opportunity for psychiatry to engage positively with other forms of critical reflection on structures of power/knowledge in the field of mental health. We propose a number of paths along which progress might be made.
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