PCCS Books presents Causes Of Mental Health Problems with John Read
- What causes mental health problems?
- Nature or nurture?
- Brain and biology?
- Genetic inheritance or social environment?
Join us as John Read explains what we know today about the origins of mental distress by drawing on the latest research from across the world.
Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event
- The origins of mental distress, drawing on the latest research from across the world
- Understanding of the social determinants of mental wellbeing
How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?
- Raising awareness of EVIDENCE-BASED CONCEPTUALTIZATIONS AND TREATMENTS
- ENCOURAGING AWARENESS OF THE DAMAGE DONE BY DIAGNOSES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SHARED FORMULATIONS
Course Content
Presenter
Dr. John Read worked in the UK and USA for 20 years as a Clinical Psychologist and manager of mental health services. He joined the University of Auckland, New Zealand in 1994, Where he became Director of The Clinical Psychology Doctoral Training Programme. He held the same postion at The University of Liverpool when he returned to the UK In 2013. He is Currently Professor of Clinical Psycholgy at The University of East London and Chair of The Intertnational Institute For Psychaiatric Drug Withdrawal. He is the author of over 150 Research Papers, co-editor (with Jacqui Dillon) of Models of Madness: Psychological, social and biological approaches to psychosis (Routledge, 2013) and founding editor of the research journal Psychosis: Psychological, Social and Integrative Approaches.
