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A Straight Talking Introduction to Psychiatric Diagnosis Lucy Johnstone

A Straight Talking Introduction to Psychiatric Diagnosis By Lucy Johnstone

A Straight Talking Introduction to Psychiatric Diagnosis by Lucy Johnstone


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Summary

Do you still need your psychiatric diagnosis. If the authors of the diagnostic manuals are admitting that psychiatric diagnoses are not supported by evidence, then no one should be forced to accept them. This book is about giving health professionals, service-users and carers the information they need to decide for themselves.

A Straight Talking Introduction to Psychiatric Diagnosis Summary

A Straight Talking Introduction to Psychiatric Diagnosis by Lucy Johnstone

Do you still need your psychiatric diagnosis? This book will help you to decide. A revolution is underway in mental health. If the authors of the diagnostic manuals are admitting that psychiatric diagnoses are not supported by evidence, then no one should be forced to accept them. If many mental health workers are openly questioning diagnosis and saying we need a different and better system, then service users and carers should be allowed to do so too. This book is about choice. It is about giving people the information to make up their own minds, and exploring alternatives for those who wish to do so.

About Lucy Johnstone

Dr Lucy Johnstone is a consultant clinical psychologist, author of 'Users and abusers of psychiatry' (2nd edition Routledge 2000) and co-editor of 'Formulation in psychology and psychotherapy: making sense of people's problems' (Routledge, 2nd edition 2013) along with a number of other chapters and articles taking a critical perspective on mental health theory and practice. She is the former Programme Director of the Bristol Clinical Psychology Doctorate and was the lead author of the 'Good practice guidelines on the use of psychological formulation' (Division of Clinical Psychology 2011.) She has worked in Adult Mental Health settings for many years and is currently based in a service in Wales. She is an experienced conference speaker, lecturer and trainer.

Table of Contents

Series introduction by Richard Bentall and Pete Sanders 1. What this book aims to do 2. Psychiatric diagnosis: The current context 3. What are the problems with psychiatric diagnosis? 4. For and against psychiatric diagnosis in more detail 5. The wider impact of psychiatric diagnosis 6. The personal impact of psychiatric diagnosis 7. An alternative to psychiatric diagnosis - Finding your own story 8. Personal stories 9. Next steps in developing a personal story

Additional information

GOR008260542
9781906254667
1906254664
A Straight Talking Introduction to Psychiatric Diagnosis by Lucy Johnstone
Used - Very Good
Paperback
PCCS Books
20140917
122
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