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Critical psychiatry: A brief overview

Middleton, H; Moncrieff, J; (2019) Critical psychiatry: A brief overview. BJPsych Advances , 25 (1) pp. 47-54. 10.1192/bja.2018.38. Green open access

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Abstract

Critical psychiatry has often been confused with what is widely known as 'anti-psychiatry'. In this article the distinction is clarified and the particular contribution critical psychiatry makes is outlined. That contribution is constructive criticism: of the relationship between medicine and mental health practice, of the way drug and psychotherapeutic treatments for mental health difficulties might be better understood. These have implications for everyday clinical practice and there is much to be gained by openly embracing the controversies critical psychiatry highlights.

Type: Article
Title: Critical psychiatry: A brief overview
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1192/bja.2018.38
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1192/bja.2018.38
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Division of Psychiatry
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10089238
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