The matter: no psychiatrization

Abstract

Anxiety, sadness, worries, fears, irritability, fatigue, tedium, are situations that life confront us with. They don’t qualify as psychiatric disorders, but nevertheless they are treated as though. We refer to the psychiatrization of daily life. The aim of this article is to prevent such psychiatrization. To support this assertion, we are going to develop different aspects tending to explain the origins of the patient’s demands and the answers given by the psychiatrist. A critical reflection of our practice is proposed.