reductionism – A New Vision for Mental Health

Studying Mental Health Problems as Systems, Not Syndromes

Author: Editorial 19th October 2022 0 Comments

This article by Eiko I. Fried has been published in Sage Journals. The abstract says: “Despite decades of clinical, sociopolitical, and research efforts, progress in understanding and treating mental health problems remains disappointing. I discuss two barriers that have contributed to…
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complexity science, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of Mental Disorders, diagnostic labelling, DSM, Eiko Fried, history of psychiatry, reductionism, Sage Journals, syndromes, system thinking

Neuropolis: A Brain Science Survival Guide

Author: Editorial 26th May 2022 0 Comments

This book has been written by Robert Newman. The publishers say: “Are we our brains? How can you map the mind? Can brain scans read our minds? Based on Rob Newman’s live stand-up show and new BBC Radio 4 series, his…
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books, brain, evolutionary biology, neuroscience, New Approaches, reductionism, Robert Newman

Causation: A Very Short Introduction

Author: Editorial 29th April 2022 0 Comments

Causation: A Very Short Introduction is the title of a book by Stephen Mumford and Rani Lill Anjum. It’s relevant to the field of mental health because of (for example): The scientific paradigm in relation to mental healthcare. Should this paradigm…
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books, causation, complexity-based practice, evidence-based practice, New Approaches, philosophy, philosophy of science, Rani Anjum, reductionism, Stephen Mumford

It’s Time for Us to Stop Being So Defensive About Criticisms of Psychiatry

Author: Editorial 14th February 2022 0 Comments

This article by psychiatrist Dr. Awais Aftab has been published in the Psychiatric Times. It begins: “I read the article “ It’s Time for Us to Stop Waffling About Psychiatry ”2 by Daniel Morehead, MD, with great interest, particularly since it makes frequent references to some of my work in Psychiatric…
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Awais Aftab, coercive psychiatry, Daniel Morehead, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of Mental Disorders, medical model, pharmaceutical industry, Psychiatric Times, psychiatry, reductionism

Mind and Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature is Almost Certainly False

Author: Editorial 6th October 2021 0 Comments

The topic of human consciousness is fundamental to discussions about mental health, mental healthcare and the best ways of helping those in psychological and emotional distress. This book by Thomas Nagel looks at the question of consciousness in a way that…
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books, cognition, consciousness, evolutionary theory, interpersonal neurobiology, materialism, molecular biology, neo-darwinianism, New Approaches, reductionism, Thomas Nagel

Pseudoscience in Biological Psychiatry: Blaming the Body

Author: Editorial 26th September 2019 0 Comments

This book has been written by Dr. Colin Ross and Prof. Alvin Pam. The publishers say: “… not a day passes without the media proclaiming yet another sensational breakthrough in the search for the physical origins of mental illness. But beyond…
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Alvin Pam, biological psychiatry, books, Colin Ross, Genetics, history of psychiatry, psychiatry, psychopharmacology, reductionism

Contextualising science in the aftermath of the evidence-based medicine era: On the need for person-centred healthcare

Author: Editorial 22nd November 2018 0 Comments

This article by Andrew Miles and Jonathan Elliott Asbridge – published December 2013 in the European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare – is relevant to both mental and biophysical healthcare. It begins: “How are we to deal with what Charon [1] has called…
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Andrew Miles, Clients & Patients, disease-centered medicine, evidence-based medicine, horizons of medicine, humanism, Jonathan Elliott Asbridge, leadership, Person-Centered Healthcare, person-centered medicine, reductionism

Towards a Hermeneutic Shift in Psychiatry

Author: Editorial 25th August 2017 0 Comments

Dr. Pat Bracken, a consultant psychiatrist writes: “I know that this might sound odd coming from a critical psychiatrist, but I believe that psychiatry has a future. Furthermore, I maintain that a good deal of psychiatry as practised now is…
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biomedical model, meaning, Pat Bracken, psychiatry, reductionism

Shrink Radio: Reframing Diagnosis

Author: admin 24th February 2017 0 Comments

Here’s a four minute section of ShrinkRadio’s broadcast about reframing diagnosis . It features artist and service-user Susan Young in conversation with Sarah Wheeler (Founder of Mental Fight Club) and Dr. Benjamin Robinson about what it means to be diagnosed. ShrinkRadio is a series…
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audio, Benjamin Robinson, Care Programme Approach (CPA) plan, Clients & Patients, diagnosis, Diagnostic & Statistical Manual (DSM), labelling, pseudo-science, psychiatry, radio, reductionism, Sarah Wheeler