Welcome to the Psychiatry Debates Site, where all things psychiatry are debated.

The Dalhousie Psychiatry Debates have been held at the Abbie J Lane Building (QEII Health Sciences Center) since March 2012.  There are currently two debates per year.  So far, the debates have been extremely well attended by all individuals working in all areas of mental health service delivery.  Topics focus on areas of controversy, generally in areas where science and philosophy intersect.  Thus far, the debates have featured discussions of the dichotomy of mind and brain, the utility of suicide risk assessments in clinical practice, the concept of early diagnosis/intervention as well as whether or not there is a link between mental illness and creativity.