$Is psychiatric diagnosis scientific and\/or helpful? With Prof John Read$ Dr John Read, Prof of Psychology at the University of East London returns with another thoughtful presentation on psychiatric diagnosis.
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Dr John Read, Professor of Psychology at the University of East London, returns for more straight talking on the issue of psychiatric diagnosis. John will summarise the research on whether psychiatric diagnoses are scientific (reliable, valid). He will also explore the effects of these diagnoses on treatment choices, causal beliefs and stigma.

You can't afford to miss his straight-talking, psychosocial, trauma-informed wisdom, eloquently summed up in his well-known quote: “Bad things happen and they fuck you up!”

Dr John Read is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of East London. He has published over 180 research papers, primarily on the relationship between adverse life events and psychosis. He also researches the negative effects of bio-genetic causal explanations on prejudice, the experiences of recipients of anti-psychotic and anti-depressant Medic*tion, electroconvulsive therapy, and the role of the pharmaceutical industry in mental health research and practice.
John is Chair of the International Institute for Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal , and on the Board of the Hearing Voices Network, England.
John is also a regular contributor to A Disorder 4 Everyone events.
He has been the Editor of the scientific journal ‘Psychosis’ for 12 years and is the editor/author of several books, including:
Read J, Dillon J (eds) (2013) ‘Models of Madness’, Routledge.
Read J, Sanders P (2022) ‘A Straight Talking Introduction to the Causes of Mental Health Problems’, PCCS Books.

This workshop will be recorded and the link will be available to delegates who can't attend live.

CPD cert 2.5 hours
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