This book has been written by Mary Boyle and Lucy Johnstone. The publishers say: “The current mainstream way of describing psychological and emotional distress assumes it is the result of medical illnesses that need diagnosing and treating. This book summarises a…
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“An updated edition of the classic history of schizophrenia in America, which gives voice to generations of patients who suffered through “cures” that only deepened their suffering and impaired their hope of recovery” This book has been written by award-winning journalist…
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“He argues that psychiatry has no theory of mental disorders, and views psychological disorders as originating in biology. He explains that this ideological perspective is highly problematic because it ignores the source of mental distress, and instead pushes biologically-based treatments…
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This research article , co-authored by Claire Chang and Ronald Bassman, has been published in the Journal of Humanistic Psychology. The article’s abstract says: “Psychiatric diagnosis is accepted and pervasive in mental health care and adjoining social systems throughout the world. The…
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“Think about the basic framework of this proposition: an animal that has evolved for millions of years, roughly 350,000 in the present form, experiences its greatest century to date in terms of population expansion, while simultaneously billions of our brains…
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“… articles go through a lot of drafts, maybe 10-15 drafts, that get passed around between the statisticians and the marketing people at the companies and then, after most of this has already been written, they go looking for the…
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This book has been written by psychotherapist Dr. Eric Maisel. The publishers say: “The Future of Mental Health drills to the heart of the current mental health crisis, where hundreds of millions of individuals worldwide receive unwarranted ‘mental disorder diagnoses.’ It paints…
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This interview comes from Conversations in Critical Psychiatry – an interview series from psychiatrist Awais Aftab for Psychiatric Times. The series explores critical and philosophical perspectives in psychiatry and engages with prominent commentators within and outside the profession who have made meaningful criticisms of the status…
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This presentation from Dr. Lucy Johnstone ( Consultant Clinical Psychologist) is aimed at mental healthcare professionals. It was delivered at a conference – POSITIVE ACTION FOR CHANGE IN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES – hosted by PCCS books in 2015. You can view…
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This article has been written by Alistair Morgan and published in the journal Social Theory and Health. The abstract says: “In the wake of the publication of DSM-5, the debate around the validity, usefulness and meaning of psychiatric categories has revived…
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