Posts by «jasonjudebrowne»

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Moral Enhancement Where It Would Make the Most Difference

/ 07 May 2021 | AJOB Neuroscience / By Tamara Kayali Browne / Detailed frameworks for virtue theories of moral enhancement are all well and good but if, as Fabiano (2021) contends, we may need moral enhancement to deal with risks such as nuclear proliferation, climate change and pandemics, then splitting hairs over which good traits […]

by Tamara Kayali Browne / May 24, 2021 /In Commentaries and Responses

Know Thyself: Jane Discovers the Value of Her Depression

/ 12 December 2020 | International Perspectives in Values-Based Mental Health Practice / By Tamara Kayali Browne /   Western culture tends to view depression more often than not as something to be avoided and eradicated. Yet there are individuals who have been through the journey of depression, diagnosis and treatment who challenge this view. In […]

by Tamara Kayali Browne / December 29, 2020 /In Book Chapters

Mental Health in the US is Suffering—Will It Go Back to Normal?

/ 9 September 2020 | Wired / By Grace Huckins / ‘Covid-19 has left lots of people feeling anxious and depressed. But it’s hard to untangle whether this is a normal response to a difficult situation or actual pathology.’ AFTER A PARTICULARLY devastating transport, Rosemary, an emergency medical technician who works in the Boston area, realized that […]

by Tamara Kayali Browne / October 23, 2020 /In Newspaper and Magazine Interviews

Gender Dissapointment

/ 01 May 2020 | ABC Radio Melbourne / By Jacinta Parsons /   Doctor Tamara Kayali Brown talks about gender dissapointment with Jacinta Parsons

by Tamara Kayali Browne / May 8, 2020 /In Radio Interviews

Sad about having a boy not a girl? Your distress might be real but ‘gender disappointment’ is no mental illness

/ March 2020 | The Conversation / By Tereza Hendl and Tamara Kayali Browne/ In an age of gender-reveal parties, baby bumps on Instagram, and hyper-gendered toys and clothing, learning about a baby’s sex is big news. But having a boy rather than a girl, or vice versa, makes some people sad. Some label this “gender […]

by Tamara Kayali Browne / March 11, 2020 /In Opinion Pieces

Is ‘gender disappointment’ a unique mental illness?

/ 2019 | Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy / By Tereza Hendl and Tamara Kayali Browne /   ‘Gender disappointment’ is the feeling of sadness when a parent’s strong desire for a child of a certain sex is not realised. It is frequently mentioned as a reason behind parents’ pursuit of sex selection for social reasons. […]

by Tamara Kayali Browne / December 21, 2019 /In Refereed Journal Articles

Bioconservatism, bioenhancement and backfiring

/ 1 April 2019 | Journal of Moral Education / By Tamara Kayali Browne and Steve Clarke /   The prospect of enhancing ourselves through the use of new biotechnologies is for the most part, hypothetical. Nevertheless, the question of whether we should undertake such enhancement is worthy of discussion as it may become possible in […]

by Tamara Kayali Browne / April 1, 2019 /In Refereed Journal Articles

The Importance of Feeling Authentic on Antidepressants

/ 13 September 2018 | Cambridge University Press blog / By Tamara Kayali Browne /   If you’ve ever taken antidepressants, you may have wondered, “Who is the real me? Is it who I am when I’m on antidepressants or off them?” Our society and popular culture assumes we have a “real self” and emphasises the […]

by Tamara Kayali Browne / September 13, 2018 /In Opinion Pieces

Should parents be allowed to choose the sex of their baby?

/ 10 September 2018 | The Project / By #TheProjectTV /   An increasing number of Aussies are heading overseas to select the sex of their future children, putting pressure on authorities to legalise the practice here. But should parents be allowed the choice? An increasing number of Aussies are heading overseas to select the […]

by Tamara Kayali Browne / September 10, 2018 /In TV Interviews

Depression and your sense of self: Meaning, Control and Authenticity

/ 29 July 2018 | All In The Mind / By Lynne Malcolm /   If you’ve ever been depressed you may have wondered – is this the real me? And if anti-depressants work for you, do they get you back in touch with who you really are, or make you feel more inauthentic. The […]

by Tamara Kayali Browne / July 29, 2018 /In Radio Interviews