Justin Karter – A New Vision for Mental Health

Transforming Mental Health Care with Cultural Narratives and Metaphors

Author: Editorial 29th November 2023 0 Comments

“In an influential paper, Laurence Kirmayer explores how cultural narratives and metaphors shape our experience of mental health and recovery.“ This article by Justin Karter has been published in Mad in America. It begins: “In a groundbreaking academic article, Laurence J. Kirmayer , a…
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cultural poetics, cultural psychiatry, Culture & Society, Justin Karter, Laurence Kirmayer, Mad in America, metaphor, narrative

Study highlights growing diversity of mental health models

Author: Editorial 2nd November 2023 0 Comments

This report by Justin Karter has been published by Mad in the UK. It begins: “Mental health, a topic traditionally dominated by psychiatric and psychological theories, is undergoing a profound evolution. A recent study highlights the increased richness and diversity of…
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a coherent system

Biopsychology, biopsychosocial model, Dirk Richter, Jeremy Dixon, Justin Karter, Mad in the UK, medical model, mental health models, Psychosocial models, Research, salutogenesis

Interview: Researchers Deconstruct Ghostwritten Industry Trial for Antidepressant

Author: Editorial 28th September 2020 0 Comments

“… articles go through a lot of drafts, maybe 10-15 drafts, that get passed around between the statisticians and the marketing people at the companies and then, after most of this has already been written, they go looking for the…
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a coherent system

antidepressants, celexa, children and adolescents, citalopram, drug trials, Justin Karter, Mad in America, psychiatry