Lucy Johnstone
Are you mentally ill, or very unhappy? Psychiatrists can’t agree
Are critics of psychiatry stranded in a ‘Jurassic world?’
4 activists talk about the campaign for an independent review on ECT

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:
My summary of the dire state of ECT regulation (or lack of) …
Users and Abusers of Psychiatry: A Critical Look at Psychiatric Practice
Do we really need the diagnostic model of distress?
A Straight Talking Introduction To The Power Threat Meaning Framework: An Alternative To Psychiatric Diagnosis
Interview with Prof. John Read about the campaign for an independent review of ECT

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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Crossing Cultures with the Power Threat Meaning Framework – New Zealand

“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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