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Medical Model vs. Psychosocial/Behavioral Model

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Mental Illness Vs. “Bad Behavior”

WEBMental Illness Vs. “Bad” Behavior. On February 14, 2017, the very eminent psychiatrist Allen Frances, MD, published a letter in the New York Times . The main …

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Depression: an Adaptive Mechanism

WEBDEPRESSION – AN ADAPTIVE MECHANISM. Contrary to the APA’s assertion, depression is not an illness. In fact, depression is an adaptive mechanism …

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An Alternative to the Medical Model

WEBThe book was published in the UK in February 2013, but won’t be available in the US until September of this year. The chapter is called “A proven alternative to the …

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Understanding Psychosis and Schizophrenia

WEB3.3 Are mental health diagnoses reliable – can clinicians agree? 20 3.4 Are mental health diagnoses meaningful? Do they refer to real ‘things’? 22 3.4.1 Naming something …

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Transforming Diagnosis: The Thomas Insel Article

WEBBACKGROUND. On April 29, Thomas Insel, Director of NIMH, published a paper called Transforming Diagnosis . You can see it here. Dr. Insel is critical of DSM: …

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Bipolar Disorder Is Not An Illness

WEBA. A distinct period of abnormally and persistently elevated, expansive, or irritable mood, lasting at least 1 week (or any duration if hospitalization is necessary). B. …

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The Biological Evidence for “Mental Illness”

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ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF MENTAL HEALTH – …

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The Need for Social Change

WEBIt is a fact that many, probably most, of the problems that bring people into the mental health system are rooted in poverty, victimization, discrimination and other …

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A Client’s Perspective on “Mental Illness”

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Preconceived Ideas

WEBPreconceived Ideas. On November 27, 2014, the Division of Clinical Psychology of the British Psychological Society published a paper titled Understanding …

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WHY IS PSYCHIATRY SO DEFENSIVE ABOUT CRITICISM OF …

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The Disease-Centered Model Vs. The Drug-Centered Model

WEBPsychiatric drugs are psychoactive substances, like alcohol and heroin. Psychoactive substances modify the way the brain functions and by doing so produce …

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Are Psychiatric ‘Diagnoses’ Defamatory Statements

WEBMental health diagnoses invariably lower the individual’s reputation in the eyes of the community. At the same time, DSM diagnoses are but one out of a myriad of …

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A Compelling Critique of Psychiatric ‘Diagnosis’

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Should Medical Insurance Cover Mental Health

WEBThe problems of thinking, feeling and behaving, collectively known as “mental illnesses” or “mental disorders,” are not illnesses in any meaningful sense of the term . …

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“The Power Threat Meaning Framework”: A New Perspective on …

WEBThe document is titled The Power Threat Meaning Framework and is subtitled: “Towards the identification of patterns in emotional distress, unusual …

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Psychiatric Diagnoses: Labels, Not Explanations

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Successfully navigating the 15-minute ‘med check’

WEBMany mental health centers desperately need psychiatrists. The best time to nego-tiate your work conditions may be before and as a condition of accepting a job that requires …

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Preconceived Ideas

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The Propaganda Is Everywhere

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