When psychiatry does not learn: Epistemic humility, ignorance culture, exclusion culture and diagnostic weaponisation

Laurence Cobbaert, Rosiel Elwyn, James Downs, Sandi James, Matthew Jackman

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmen.0000741
Published: 2026-10-05
Container: PLOS Mental Health
Publisher: Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pmen.0000741,
  title = {When psychiatry does not learn: Epistemic humility, ignorance culture, exclusion culture and diagnostic weaponisation},
  author = {Laurence Cobbaert and Rosiel Elwyn and James Downs and Sandi James and Matthew Jackman},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PLOS Mental Health},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pmen.0000741},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmen.0000741}
}

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TI  - When psychiatry does not learn: Epistemic humility, ignorance culture, exclusion culture and diagnostic weaponisation
AU  - Laurence Cobbaert
AU  - Rosiel Elwyn
AU  - James Downs
AU  - Sandi James
AU  - Matthew Jackman
PY  - 2026
JO  - PLOS Mental Health
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pmen.0000741
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Cobbaert, L., Elwyn, R., Downs, J., James, S., & Jackman, M. (2026). When psychiatry does not learn: Epistemic humility, ignorance culture, exclusion culture and diagnostic weaponisation. PLOS Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmen.0000741

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