pathologisation – A New Vision for Mental Health

Is It Time to Reconsider the ‘Disease Model’ of Mental Health?

Author: Editorial 4th August 2021 0 Comments

“A prominent U.K. psychologist believes we should change the way we talk about depression, anxiety, and other forms of psychological distress” This article has been written by Markham Heid and published on the Elemental website. It begins: “In2013, the British Psychological…
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a coherent system

British Psychological Society, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of Mental Disorders, disease model, Elemental, Markham Heid, pathologisation, Peter Kinderman, psychiatry, psychosocial factors

Allen Frances: Overdiagnosis

Author: Editorial 22nd November 2019 0 Comments

“Dr. Frances feels two-thirds of patients diagnosed are being treated unnecessarily.” The makers of the film CrazyWise conducted an interview with psychiatrist Dr. Allen Frances. Dr. Frances is best known for his role as the chair of the group that produced the…
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a coherent system, Key posts

Allen Frances, CrazyWise, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of Mental Disorders, DSM, overdiagnosis, pathologisation, psychiatry, videos

The diagnosis question

Author: Editorial 1st November 2019 0 Comments

In this article for Prospect Magazine, Eleanor Morgan writes: “Increasingly, mental health problems are labelled as an illness like any other. But can a focus on diagnoses, rather than experiences, harm as well as help? What is mental health? Despite the…
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collaborative practice

diagnosis, Eleanor Morgan, labels, pathologisation, Prospect Magazine, psychiatric diagnoses, psychiatry

Medicalising everyday life doesn’t help anyone’s mental health

Author: Editorial 26th June 2019 0 Comments

“Not all suffering is mental illness. Pretending it is raises false hopes and puts pressure on an already strained NHS”, writes Adrian Massey in The Guardian . His opinion piece begins: “I have a growing sense of unease about the Americanisation of…
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a wellbeing society

Adrian Massey, bereavement, common life problems, medicalisation, normality, pathologisation, psychiatry, resilience, self-reliance, The Guardian, worried well

No, You Don’t Have a Disorder, You Have Feelings

Author: Editorial 25th July 2018 0 Comments

In an article in Aero magazine , Lisa Marchiano writes: “The London Times recently carried a story about an avalanche of self-harm among British school children. According to the article , “school nurses are dealing with panic attacks, self-cutting, overdoses and eating disorders rather than…
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emotion-focused care

Areo magazine, commodification, Derek Summerfield, emotions, Lisa Marchiano, medicalisation, pathologisation, psychiatry