Angela Gilchrist on the launch of ‘Understanding Psychosis and Schizophrenia’ , a new report from the British Psychological Society.
Guest post: But they look like you and me!
Jo Mueller investigates how parents could hold the key to tackling mental health stigma.
Guest post. The manufacture of madness? Why social construction in psychiatry is not as simple as it seems
Anyone who has spent time reading or listening to psychologists recently is likely to have encountered the idea that mental health problems are ‘social constructs’. What is meant by this […]
Guest Blog: Dancing with DSM
Psychiatrist Glen Simblett reflects on what DSM diagnosis might mean in the consulting room and offers the unusual metaphor of dance to think about how we might best help people.
Borderline personality disorder: Abandon the label, find the Person
There are many problems with the label “Borderline Personality Disorder” argues Steven Coles, but among the worst is where it directs our gaze. In 1980 the mental health industry invented a […]
Is Life a Disease?
As regular readers of this blog know, we are very interested in the pros and cons of psychiatric diagnosis. We try to discuss this issue in an accessible way and […]
Guest blog: I believe in diagnosis but the DSM is just a door-stop
Over the last few months we’ve regularly featured pieces taking a critical line on the new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) and on psychiatric diagnosis more generally. […]
When the Ads Don’t Work
It’s a sobering thought that, for many people who use mental health services, other people’s reactions cause more distress than their original problems. And attitudes may even be getting worse. […]
The DSM dust-up: Whingeing cranks, turf wars and epistemological disputes
On Sunday the12th of May, The UK Observer ran a front-page article stating that the Division of Clinical Psychology (DCP), a subdivision of the British Psychological Society (BPS), was releasing […]