On November 27, 2014, the Division of Clinical Psychology of the British Psychological Society published a paper titled Understanding Psychosis and Schizophrenia. The paper was edited by Anne Cooke, of Canterbury Christ Church University. It challenges the psychiatric medical model that dominates mental health practice in Britain and throughout the world, and offers an alternative… Continue Reading
Archives for December 2014
Benzodiazepines and Aggression
On November 19, 2014, the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry published Benzodiazepine use and aggressive behaviour: A systematic review, by Bonnie Albrecht et al, from Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia. Here are the authors’ conclusions: “There appears to be a moderate association between some benzodiazepines and subsequent aggressive behaviour in humans. The circumstances under… Continue Reading
Straight Talk from Lucy Johnstone
PCCS Books Ltd has recently published A Straight Talking Introduction to Psychiatric Diagnosis, by Lucy Johnstone, PhD. Lucy is a consultant psychologist working in Wales, and has been an outspoken critic of psychiatry’s medical model. Here are some quotes: “…my own conclusion, based on extensive reading and clinical work and many enlightening discussions with service… Continue Reading
Dr. Datta – Still Repackaging Psychiatry
On December 1, Mad in America published an article titled When Homosexuality Came Out (of the DSM). The author is Vivek Datta, MD, MPH, a British physician who is currently a second year psychiatry resident at the University of Washington, Seattle. The article was also published the same day on Dr. Datta’s blog site, Medicine… Continue Reading