Dominic Murphy

Anorexia is often seen as an assertion of autonomy and control by a young woman who is engaged in a battle with her family and therapists. Mary Lock/Flickr

April 27, 2016

Disease evolution: the origins of anorexia and how it’s shaped by culture and time

Dominic Murphy, University of Sydney

Young women (and men) have been dramatically restricting their calorie intake for centuries, but not all the symptoms of modern anorexia have always been present.

Many of us feel that our internet use verges on problematic but this is different to addiction. justingaynor

October 26, 2012

Internet use and the DSM‑5’s revival of addiction

Gemma Lucy Smart, University of Sydney and Dominic Murphy, University of Sydney

MATTERS OF THE MIND – a series which examines the clinician’s bible for diagnosing mental disorders, the DSM, and the controversy surrounding the forthcoming fifth edition. The term “addiction” is conspicuously…

Many non-western cultures recognise states of mind that look like mental illness but don’t fit DSM categories. Todd Huffman

October 22, 2012

Strange or just plain weird? Cultural variation in mental illness

Dominic Murphy, University of Sydney

MATTERS OF THE MIND – a series which examines the clinician’s bible for diagnosing mental disorders, the DSM, and the controversy surrounding the forthcoming fifth edition. There’s an old saying that psychology…

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Disease evolution: the origins of anorexia and how it’s shaped by culture and time

Internet use and the DSM‑5’s revival of addiction

Strange or just plain weird? Cultural variation in mental illness

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