https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2012/10/06/why-psychiatric-disorders-are-not-the-same-as-physical-diseases/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 03:23:26 -0400<![CDATA[A great deal of effort has gone into persuading the general population that psychiatric conditions are just like any others: colds, arthritis, and so forth. I have never found this convincing; psychiatric disorders, including organic ones, are precisely what it is that makes us most ourselves. No one boasts that his symptoms are of psychological origin, though any of us may suffer such symptoms.]]>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 00:00:49 -0400<![CDATA[Theodore Dalrymple]]>https://pjmedia.com/theodore-dalrymple/2012/10/06/why-psychiatric-disorders-are-not-the-same-as-physical-diseases-n142775