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De-Medicalising Misery II
Tuesday, 16th December 2008, Cruciform Building, Gower Street, London WC1
The University of East London’s School of Psychology, the Critical
Psychiatry Network, the Hearing Voices Network (England) and University
College London are delighted to present the second one-day conference in the
De-Medicalising Misery series.
With increasing media attention being paid to the false promises of
medicalised approaches to misery and madness, this conference focuses on a
critique of the understandings of distress offered by mainstream psychiatry
and psychology - and the ‘solutions’ they provide – and provides a platform
for alternative ways of thinking about, and working with, distress.
Once again bringing together psychiatrists, service users and clinical
psychologists at the forefront of thought and practice, the conference
addresses important questions of contemporary public interest. How did the
medical profession and pharmaceutical industry persuade us that
‘antidepressants’ and 'anti-psychotics' ‘worked’? Why did the medical
profession take so long to recognise their ill effects? Does CBT really
offer a cure for unhappiness? What, if anything, does “consumer choice”
actually mean in mental health services? Can the psy-professions escape
their legacy of racism?
Again combining academic integrity with accessibility and the opportunity
for dialogue and debate, the conference will be of interest to practitioners
and academics in psychiatry, psychology and related disciplines, as well as
to people who use or have used mental health services.
Confirmed speakers: Mary Boyle; Jacqui Dillon; Duncan Double; Suman
Fernando; Irving Kirsch; Craig Newnes; Ewen Speed.
Places: are limited. For further information please contact Prof. Mark
Rapley on 07951 908409 or via [log in to unmask]
Web: http://www.uel.ac.uk/misery
Costs: Unwaged £25; Students/trainees £45; BPS Members £100; Waged £140.
Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
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