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DSM-5

04 Apr

Posted at 17:27h in Critical psychiatry, DSM-5, Human Development, Philosophy, Psychology, Psychology of Becoming, Psychotherapy, Social Therapy

Continuing the theme of my last post on how critique and action and practice are and can be related, I share the introduction to the 2010 re-issue of Fred Newman's book Let's Develop! A Guide to Continuous Personal Growth. Newman's social therapy is one of the ways psychology is being...

17 Jun

Posted at 17:29h in Critical psychiatry, DSM-5, Events, Human Development, Philosophy, Psychology of Becoming, Social Therapy, Speaking Engagements

On Friday evening, June 9 I had the privilege and pleasure of creating conversation with prize-winning journalist and prominent psychiatry critic Robert Whitaker. Our topic was “Mad in America: Drugs, Diagnosis and Development” (an event sponsored by the East Side Institute). Aided by invitingly probing questions from moderator Janet Wootten...

01 May

Posted at 12:21h in Critical psychiatry, DSM-5, Events, Human Development, Psychology of Becoming, Psychotherapy, Speaking Engagements

  Hats off to PJ Moynihan (writer and producer), Oryx Cohen (producer) and Gayle Berg (executive producer) of “Healing Voices” for their documentary film exploring the experience labeled, “psychosis.” And hats off to the hundreds of community organizations worldwide who have, since its release in April 2016, sponsored more than 500...

22 Apr

Posted at 15:09h in Critical psychiatry, DSM-5, Events, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Speaking Engagements, What's New

Mad in America: A Conversation on Diagnosis, Drugs and Development with Lois Holzman and Robert Whitaker Friday, June 9, 7:00-8:30 p.m. NYU School of Law, Furman Hall, 245 Sullivan St., Rm 216 (betw. W 3 St. & Washington Sq South) Registration: $35; Student/Retired: $25 (At the door: $40; $30) So many things divide Americans today....

17 Dec

Posted at 22:07h in Activity Theory, Community Organizing, Creativity, Culture, DSM-5, Education, Human Development, Learning Environments, Outside of School, Performance Movement, Play, Psychology of Becoming, Psychotherapy, Publications, Social Therapeutics, Social Therapy, Vygotsky, What's New, Youth Development

My Facebook feed this morning made me happy. Here’s why— That’s Marian Rich—long-time friend, colleague and member of the current  International Class of the East Side Institute—holding a copy of the new Second Edition of my book, Vygotsky at Work and Play. I’m excited for Marian and others to read it! Here’s...

27 Oct

Posted at 02:36h in Critical psychiatry, DSM-5, Psychology, Psychology of Becoming, Psychotherapy

This summer I drafted an article for a special issue on diagnostic alternatives of the Journal of Humanistic Psychology. Having learned that it will be at least a year before publication (which is ridiculous), I am making it available here. Feedback welcome! Diagnosis: A Thousand Ordinary People Speak Out Lois Holzman and Elisabeth...

14 Jul

Posted at 21:32h in Critical psychiatry, DSM-5, Psychology of Becoming, What's New

  I recently completed a draft paper summarizing and discussing the survey results for a special issue of a journal dedicated to the growing movement to develop alternatives to the current diagnostic system in psychiatry and clinical psychology. In my latest blog post appearing on Mad in America, I give a...