Scientific Pollyannaism: From Inquisition to Positive Psychology
emotional distress
Meeting Mental Breakdown Mindfully
This book has been been written by Isabel Clarke, a consultant clinical psychologist, with 25 years experience in the NHS, both in outpatient and inpatient. Her approach side-steps diagnosis. The publishers say: “Meeting Mental Breakdown Mindfully introduces the Comprehend, Cope and Connect…
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The ERNI Declaration: Making Sense of Distress Without “Disease”
This article was originally published on Mad in America. It begins: “ The ERNI (Emotions aRe Not Illnesses) declaration is based on the idea that distress does not equate to disease, dysfunction, dysregulation, or chemical imbalance. Signatories believe that there needs to be a shift from illness and…
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Why popping a pill for every emotional problem is madness: Antidepressants and antipsychotics are now doled out in their millions… but an expert argues they can make your condition WORSE
Sometimes Embracing Emotional Distress Is the Best Medicine
A Prescription for Psychiatry: Why We Need a Whole New Approach to Mental Health and Wellbeing
Power Threat Meaning Framework: a slideshow presentation
On January 18th 2018, in London, the British Psychological Society’s Division of Clinical Psychology (DCP) publicly launched the Power Threat Meaning (PTM) Framework … the culmination of a five year project. The framework is subtitled: “Towards the identification of patterns…
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Power Threat Meaning Framework: Beyond Diagnosis to Meaning-based Patterns in Emotional Distress
