Acknowledgements. Glossary. 1. The Story of a Depressed Housewife. 2. The Rescue Game. 3. The Sick Role. 4. The Treatment Barrier. 5. Women's and Men's Role Problems and Psychiatry. 6. The Professionals and their Training. 7. A Brief History of Psychiatry. 8. Physical Treatments and the Role of the Drug Industry. 9. Resistance in the System. 10. Psychiatry and Wider Society. 11. Pointers to the Future. Notes. Index.
Lucy Johnstone spent 11 years working in the NHS as a clinical psychologist before moving to her present post as Senior lecturer in clinical psychology & counselling at UWE, Bristol. She has published widely in the area of critical approaches to mental health.
“With lucid simplicity she sets out the conflict at the heart of
psychiatry... Lucy is an outstanding psychologist, one of the
leaders in her generation of psychologists.” - Dorothy Rowe, From
the Foreword'Essential reading for those involved, or with an
interest in the mental health field' - Social Work Education'An
excellent expose of the psychiatric system' - Changes'For brevity,
clarity and insightful honesty, this contemporary introduction to
the ongoing struggle for a better future in our field is hard to
beat.' - Changes'This is an immensely enjoyable book that can be
described, with only slight exaggeration,as a saturation bombing
raid over the company funded territory of biomedical psychiatry.' -
Mental Health Nursing'The best contemporary expression to the
critique of the psychiatric profession' - Asylum'Her analysis is
calm, thorough and persuasive...Read it, think about it, argue with
it, use it.' - Openmind'This is an immensely enjoyable book that
can be described, with only slight exaggeration, as a saturation
bombing raid over the drug company funded territory of biomedical
psychiatry…Johnstone was a hospital-based clinical psychologist for
11 years….according her views a great deal of credibility. She is
evidently a woman of great compassion, concern and fighting
spirit.' Mental Health Care.'She makes an impressive case for her
views…the effect of the whole body of evidence she presents is
overwhelming…Users and abusers of psychiatry is a model of a
sophisticated critique of the mainstream medical model….I recommend
it highly.' - Lifewatch.'If you are looking for an overview of
today's mental health system and an understanding of how it fails
the patient, then look no further – this is the book for you.' -
The Survivor.'The greatest strength of the book is that is
simplifies and clarifies what can often seem a bewilderingly
complex area.' - Clinical Psychology Forum.
'Essential reading for those involved, or with an interest in the
mental health field' - Social Work Education
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