r/Psychiatry is a subreddit with 176k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses psychiatry, medication, looking for, psychiatrist, and struggling with, and they frequently recommend/review neuroscience books and dictation software.
We're a community created for psychiatrists and others in the mental health field to come together and discuss our field. We are not a subreddit to ask psychiatrists questions either about individual situations about psychiatry generally. Those questions should be directed to r/AskPsychiatry.
Popular Themes in r/Psychiatry
#1
Advice Requests
: "Suicide Risk Assessment: Acute vs Chronic Risk, Formulation, and Suicidal Ideation Types"
11 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Are people getting more wary about psychiatric medications"
3 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Board Qbank Recommendations"
1 post
#4
News
: "General insights about what's actually going on in psych"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/Psychiatry
#1
Psychiatry
: "NYT: Kennedy's Push to Curb Antidepressants Has Shaken Psychiatry"
80 posts
#2
Medication
: "Are people getting more wary about psychiatric Medications"
43 posts
#3
Looking For
25 posts
#4
Psychiatrist
: "Survey finds that 97% of Psychiatrists say RFK is unqualified to lead HHS, Demand APA counter health misinformation"
16 posts
#5
Struggling With
12 posts
#6
Depression
: "Exclusive: Kennedy's health officials explored US ban of some widely used antidepressants"
10 posts
#7
Treatment
: "Mindfulness in Psychiatry: How to Teach It as a Clinical Treatment Skill"
10 posts
#8
Diagnosis
: "Antisocial Personality Disorder"
9 posts
#9
Struggling
: "Cannabis induced psychosis"
7 posts
#10
Adhd
: "Why Are We Treating Adhd Like That?"
7 posts
Products Discussed in r/Psychiatry
Neuroscience Books
12 reviews
#1
Gabor Maté
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Ruby Wax
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Daniel Tammet
4.0★ from 1 review
Dictation Software
4 reviews
#1
Dragon
3.0★ from 1 review
#2
Apple
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Sonix.ai
4.0★ from 1 review
Member Growth in r/Psychiatry
Yearly
+20k members(12.7%)
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Last updated: June 15, 2026