Critiquing the psychiatric model / edited by Eric Maisel and Chuck Ruby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maisel

Contributor:

Maisel, Eric, editor.

Ruby, Chuck, editor.

Series:

The Ethics International Press Critical Psychology and Critical Psychiatry

The Ethics International Press Critical Psychology and Critical Psychiatry ; v.1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Antipsychiatry.

Psychiatry.

Psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (294 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Ethics International Press Ltd, [2022]

Summary:

This book, edited by Eric Maisel and Chuck Ruby, offers a critical examination of the psychiatric model, questioning its ethics, efficacy, and legitimacy within the field of mental health. It includes contributions from various experts who challenge the traditional practices of psychiatry and psychology, including the use of diagnostic labels, psychiatric medication, and the medicalization of mental health issues. The volume aims to provide alternative perspectives and encourages a dialogue about the ethical implications of current mental health practices. It is intended for professionals, scholars, and anyone interested in understanding the criticisms and potential reforms in the field of psychiatry. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Anatomy of a failed paradigm of care / Robert Whitaker

Deconstructing psychiatric diagnosis / Sami Timini

The battle between biopsychiatry and psychology / Al Galves

A critical history of psychiatry 1950-2020 / Philip Thomas and Pat Bracken

Language games in contemporary American psychiatry and psychology / Tom Fink

Understanding the mental disorder shopping catalogue / Eric Maisel

The rising rates of mental illness in America ./ Jeanne Stolzer

Perpetuating the illusion of mental illness / Chuck Ruby

Finding normal : the role of control in mental health / Timothy A. Carey

Transforming chemicals and drugs into "medicine" and "treatment" / David Harper

The past and future of psychiatry and its drugs / Joanna Moncrieff

Antidepressants and rampage killings / Patrick Hahn

Medical ethics and informed consent / Mary Neal Vieten

Can psychiatry be saved? / Duncan Double

Are DSM psychiatric disorders "heritable"? / Jay Joseph

They measured my head / Jon Jureidini

The case against psychotherapy / Wayne Ramsay

A critique of evidence-based psychotherapy / Chuck Ruby

Moving beyond the myths of mental health / Robert Griffiths, Timothy A. Carey, and Sara J. Tai

Sprirituality and the fallacy of the medical model / Isabel Clarke

Cultural incompetency / David Walker

Does captitalism makes us crazy? / Susan Rosenthal

In defense of anti-psychiatry / Phil Hickey.

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ISBN:

9781871891706

1871891701