Lucy Johnstone – A New Vision for Mental Health

Moving Beyond Psychiatric Diagnosis: Lucy Johnstone, PsyD

Author: Editorial 24th March 2023 0 Comments

In this interview , published in the Psychiatric Times , Dr Awais Aftab and Dr Lucy Johnstone discuss her criticisms of psychiatric diagnosis and her approach to psychological formulation as a conceptual alternative to diagnosis: “Aftab: Formulation has a long history…
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Awais Aftab, diagnostic labelling, Lucy Johnstone, Power Threat Meaning Framework, Psychiatric Times, psychiatry, Psychological Formulation

Are you mentally ill, or very unhappy? Psychiatrists can’t agree

Author: Editorial 4th March 2022 0 Comments

This article by Sophie McBain has been published in The New Statesman. It begins: “One afternoon in December 2004, Samantha* left her house in northern England and walked to the nearby river. She tried not to think about her five young…
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Critical Psychiatry Network, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of Mental Disorders, diagnostic labelling, DSM, Lucy Johnstone, Power Threat Meaning Framework, psychiatry, Sami Timimi, Sophie McBain, The New Statesman

Are critics of psychiatry stranded in a ‘Jurassic world?’

Author: Editorial 18th November 2021 0 Comments

This article by psychotherapist James Barnes has been published by Mad in the UK. It begins: “In a recent Psychiatric Times interview with Lucy Johnstone, 1 the interviewer took the very unusual step of seeking ‘clarification’ from two psychiatrists that she mentioned…
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biomarkers, biopsychosocial model, James Barnes, Lucy Johnstone, Mad in the UK, medical model, philosophy, Psychiatric Times, psychiatry, Robin Murray

4 activists talk about the campaign for an independent review on ECT

Author: Editorial 7th October 2021 0 Comments

This 36 minute video about ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy) comes from the AD4E ( ADisorder4Everyone ) Festival 2021. It features Dr. Lucy Johnstone, Prof. John Read, Dr. Chris Harrop, Sarah Price Hancock, and Dr. Sue Cunliffe. You can watch it below:

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ADisorder4Everyone, Chris Harrop, ECT, Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), John Read, Lucy Johnstone, Sarah Price Hancock, videos

My summary of the dire state of ECT regulation (or lack of) …

Author: Editorial 2nd August 2021 0 Comments

This tweet is from Dr. Lucy Johnstone, who writes: “My summary of the dire state of ECT [Electroconvulsive Therapy] regulation (or lack of) on BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester. No one will accept responsibility, and we have yet to find a…
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BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester, Care Quality Commission (CQC), ECT, Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), Lucy Johnstone, monitoring, regulation

Users and Abusers of Psychiatry: A Critical Look at Psychiatric Practice

Author: Editorial 15th July 2021 0 Comments

This book has been written by clinical psychologist, Dr. Lucy Johnstone. The publishers say: “Users and Abusers of Psychiatry is a radically different, critical account of the day-to-day practice of psychiatry. Using real-life examples and her own experience as a clinical…
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books, depression, history of psychiatry, Lucy Johnstone, pharmaceutical industry, psychiatry

Do we really need the diagnostic model of distress?

Author: Editorial 26th March 2021 0 Comments

This ASC It! podcast and video – from the ASC Wellbeing Clinic – features a conversation with Dr Lucy Johnstone (Clinical Psychologist):

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A Straight Talking Introduction To The Power Threat Meaning Framework: An Alternative To Psychiatric Diagnosis

Author: Editorial 23rd November 2020 0 Comments

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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books, diagnostic labelling, Lucy Johnstone, Mary Boyle, PCCS Books, Power Threat Meaning Framework, psychiatric diagnosis, psychiatry

Interview with Prof. John Read about the campaign for an independent review of ECT

Author: Editorial 30th September 2020 0 Comments

This video-interview with Prof. John Read was conducted by Dr. Lucy Johnstone as part of the A Disorder For Everyone online festival, held September 18, 2020. It includes a discussion of ECT compared to the placebo effect, the risks of brain…
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cognitive impairment, ECT, Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), John Read, Lucy Johnstone, memory loss, patient consent to treatment, placebo effect, videos

Crossing Cultures with the Power Threat Meaning Framework – New Zealand

Author: Editorial 7th September 2020 0 Comments

“This is the first of two blogs about my invited tour of New Zealand and Australia with the Power Threat Meaning Framework (joined by contributing author John Cromby in Australia). The PTMF is an ambitious attempt to outline a conceptual…
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Culture & Society, Lucy Johnstone, Mad in the UK, Maori, New Zealand, Power Threat Meaning Framework, wellbeing