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A conceptual alternative to psychiatric diagnosis

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The Power Threat Meaning Framework @ptm-framework.bsky.social · Mar 27
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Very pleased to announce that two of the #PTMFramework authors, Dr Lucy Johnstone and @peterkinderman.bsky.social , have been given a DCP/BPS Lifetime Achievement Award. @bpsofficial.bsky.social

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Congratulations to the DCP award winners 2025 | BPS
We are delighted to announce the DCP award winners for 2025.
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January 26, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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Very pleased to announce that two of the #PTMFramework authors, Dr Lucy Johnstone and @peterkinderman.bsky.social , have been given a DCP/BPS Lifetime Achievement Award. @bpsofficial.bsky.social

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Congratulations to the DCP award winners 2025 | BPS
We are delighted to announce the DCP award winners for 2025.
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January 26, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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ADHD Diagnoses, Examining the Psyche, Withdrawal and PSSD Risks, ECT Harms and More: Robert Whitaker Answers Reader Questions
By James Moore

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#MentalHealth #ADHD #Psychiatry #Antidepressants
#PatientVoices #InformedConsent #Neurodiversity #MedicalEthics
January 23, 2026 at 9:14 AM
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My DIY Recovery from “Bipolar Disability” Part 2: Healing By Catherine Heseltine

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#MentalHealthRecovery #PsychiatricSurvivor #LivedExperience
January 24, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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My DIY Recovery from “Bipolar Disability” Part 1: Searching For Safety
By Catherine Heseltine

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#MentalHealthRecovery #PsychiatricSurvivor #LivedExperience
January 23, 2026 at 9:15 AM
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Distress isn’t failure—it’s memory under power. Epigenetics shows how bodies remember, trauma explains when memory returns, and PTMF explains why responses made sense. Change the conditions, and access—not pathology—shifts.

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Gestalt Processors: The Body Remembers, the Wound Returns, the Response Makes Sense
Epigenetics, Trauma, and Power—Why the Body’s Responses Are Not Pathology but History, Design, and Survival
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January 4, 2026 at 11:35 AM
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New Year Open Letter to the Prime Minister
By Cathy Wield

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#MentalHealthReform #NHSMentalHealth #HumanRights #MentalHealthLaw #Psychiatry #CriticalPsychiatry #LivedExperience #EndCoercion
#DisabilityRights #UKPolitics
January 16, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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Can and Should we End Coercion in Mental Health Settings?
By Catherine Heseltine

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#MentalHealth #EndCoercion #MentalHealthAct #HumanRights #CRPD #PsychiatricSurvivors #MentalHealthReform #AbolishCoercion #TraumaInCare #LivedExperience
January 16, 2026 at 9:04 AM
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ADHD Diagnoses, Examining the Psyche, Withdrawal and PSSD Risks, ECT Harms and More: Robert Whitaker Answers Reader Questions
By James Moore

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#MentalHealth #ADHD #Psychiatry #Antidepressants
#PatientVoices #InformedConsent #Neurodiversity #MedicalEthics
January 16, 2026 at 9:04 AM
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The Power Threat Meaning Framework: What Every Therapist Needs to Know. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-power-...
The Power Threat Meaning Framework: What Every Therapist Needs to Know.
Dr Lucy Johnstone outlines the principles of the PTMF, a conceptual alternative to the diagnostic model of distress.
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January 16, 2026 at 7:58 PM
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Take a look at our most read blogs of 2025.

To catch up on these and any other blogs you may have missed in 2025, visit our website.

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#VoicesForChange #MentalHealthdebate #MentalHealthReform #PsychiatricSurvivor #EndPsychAbuse #MentalHealthJustice
January 3, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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‘What’s the Matter With Tony Slattery?
By Lucy Johnstone

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#TonySlattery #TraumaInformed #MentalHealth #Psychiatry #SurvivorVoices #MediaCritique
December 27, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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How the Power Threat Meaning Framework helps inpatient staff to see the person behind the label, by offering ‘better ideas’ as well as better interventions. #PTMFramework

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How Trauma-Informed Care Is Changing Psychiatry
What if depression, anxiety, and psychosis aren’t signs of a broken brain, but survival strategies?
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December 16, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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November 2025 in Review

Visit our website to catch up with any blogs you may have missed! madintheuk.com

#MadInTheUK #VoicesForChange #MentalHealthdebate #mentalhealthdiscourse #MentalHealthReform #PsychiatricSurvivor #MadInTheUK #EndPsychAbuse #MentalHealthJustice
December 9, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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I’m no longer suicidal, but…
By MITUK admin

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#MentalHealthAwareness #PeerSupport #RecoveryStory
December 10, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Electro-Convulsive therapy (ECT): It’s not just the memory loss.
By Chris Harrop

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#ECT #ECTHarm #MentalHealth #Psychiatry #BrainHealth #PatientSafety #MedicalEthics #InformedConsent #HumanRightsInHealthcare
#TraumaAwareness #Deprescribing #HealthPolicy
November 28, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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November 2025 in Review

Visit our website to catch up with any blogs you may have missed! madintheuk.com

#MadInTheUK #VoicesForChange #MentalHealthdebate #mentalhealthdiscourse #MentalHealthReform #PsychiatricSurvivor #MadInTheUK #EndPsychAbuse #MentalHealthJustice
December 1, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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Join this online workshop on creating narratives with survivors of abuse snd trauma, on Dec 4th at 2.00 pm. With @theflyingchild.bsky.social and Dr Lucy Johnstone. #PTMF #PTMFramework

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Beyond Labels - creating narratives with survivors of trauma
A CSA survivor and clinical psychologist-led workshop introducing the Power Threat Meaning Framework, a hopeful alternative to diagnosis.
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November 27, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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The neurodiversity paradigm holds that difference isn’t disorder, yet neurodiversity movements still label traits like ADHD and autism as disorders. | https://bit.ly/4oHPcVV

Lucy Johnstone believes we should ditch the ‘neuro’ prefix and find other ways to value diversity.

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The neurodivergence paradox | Lucy Johnstone
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November 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Women More Likely to Be Damaged by ECT: Disturbing Findings from a New Survey
By Lisa Morrison

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#ECTHarm
#TraumaInformedCare
#WomenDeserveBetter
#MentalHealthReform
#PatientVoices
November 21, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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Women More Likely to Be Damaged by ECT: Disturbing Findings from a New Survey
By Lisa Morrison

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#ECTHarm
#TraumaInformedCare
#WomenDeserveBetter
#MentalHealthReform
#PatientVoices
November 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Women More Likely to Be Damaged by ECT: Disturbing Findings from a New Survey
By Lisa Morrison

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#ECTHarm
#TraumaInformedCare
#WomenDeserveBetter
#MentalHealthReform
#PatientVoices
November 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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What does it mean to be an addict in Egypt? A reflection on medical model imperialism.
By Ahmed Mansy

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#Addiction #Egypt #MedicalImperialism #MentalHealth #CriticalPsychology #GlobalSouth #Postcolonial #SocialJustice
November 16, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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A Hospital Surgeon Falls Victim to Psychiatry
By MITUK admin

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#PatientRights #HealthcareReform #MedicalEthics #PatientSafety #PsychiatricSurvivor #TraumaRecovery #SurvivingTheSystem #MedicationHarm #ECTAwareness #LivedExperience #HumanRightsInHealthcare
November 16, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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Sucker Punch – a response to systemic failure within Community Mental Health Teams.
By Annie Hazzard

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#InstitutionalRetaliation
#MentalHealthReform
#CarerVoices
#SystemicFailure
#AccountabilityMatters
November 17, 2025 at 8:57 AM