Sarah Kamens's guest appearances

Sarah Kamens

Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health

Kelly Brogan

Zach Bush

Johann Hari

Will Davies

Darcia Narvaez

Lucy Johnstone

David Healy

Jessica Taylor

Peter Breggin

Nicole Beurkens

Jodi Aman

David Cohen

Peter Sterling

Laura Delano

Chris Hansen

OwlTail

Peter Kinderman

Psychiatric diagnosis has come under increased scrutiny in recent years following the release of the fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5) in 2013. Two organizations that played a prominent role in challenging the Bible of psychiatry prior to 2013, the British Psychological Society and the Society for Humanistic Psychology (American Psychological Association - Division 32) subsequently joined to form the Task Force for Diagnostic Alternatives (TFDA). Today, February 12th, 2020, the TFDA released  a new Open Letter regarding the reform and revision of diagnostic systems. MIA spoke with two leaders of the Task Force, Sarah Kamens, and Peter Kinderman about this effort. Sarah Kamens is an Assistant Professor of Psychology, at the State University of New York (SUNY) College at Old Westbury and co-chair of the Task Force for Diagnostic Alternatives for the Society for Humanistic Psychology. Her research examines the intersections between extreme emotional distress and  structural marginalization. More specifically, she studies the ways in which  lived experiences of psychosis and trauma are entangled with  social conditions in the world. Peter Kinderman is past president of the British Psychological Society (BPS) and a Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Liverpool. He is also a past guest on the  Mad in America podcast and the author of A Manifesto for Mental Health, Why We Need a Revolution in Mental Health Care (2019) and A Prescription for Psychiatry: Why We Need a Whole New Approach to Mental Health and Wellbeing (2013).

Psychiatric diagnosis has come under increased scrutiny in recent years following the release of the fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5) in 2013. Two organizations that played a prominent role in challenging the Bible of psychiatry prior to 2013, the British Psychological Society and the Society for Humanistic Psychology (American Psychological Association - Division 32) subsequently joined to form the Task Force for Diagnostic Alternatives (TFDA). Today, February 12th, 2020, the TFDA released <a href="https://www.apadivisions.org/division-32/leadership/task-forces/diagnostic-alternatives" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> a new Open Letter regarding the reform and revision of diagnostic systems</a>. MIA spoke with two leaders of the Task Force, Sarah Kamens, and Peter Kinderman about this effort. Sarah Kamens is an Assistant Professor of Psychology, at the State University of New York (SUNY) College at Old Westbury and co-chair of the Task Force for Diagnostic Alternatives for the Society for Humanistic Psychology. Her research examines the intersections between extreme emotional distress and <a href="https://www.madinamerica.com/2019/01/psychologists-advise-help-minimize-harm-working-migrants-refugees/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> structural marginalization</a>. More specifically, she studies the ways in which <a href="https://www.madinamerica.com/2019/05/de-othering-schizophrenia-placing-socio-historical-context/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> lived experiences of psychosis</a> and trauma are entangled with <a href="https://www.madinamerica.com/2019/06/report-addresses-barriers-voting-diagnosed-mental-disorders/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> social conditions</a> in the world. Peter Kinderman is past president of the British Psychological Society (BPS) and a Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Liverpool. He is also a past guest on the <a href="https://www.madinamerica.com/2019/09/peter-kinderman-need-revolution-mental-health-care/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Mad in America podcast</a> and the author of <a href="https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9783030243852" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Manifesto for Mental Health, Why We Need a Revolution in Mental Health Care</a> (2019) and <a href="https://www.palgrave.com/gp/book/9781137408693" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Prescription for Psychiatry: Why We Need a Whole New Approach to Mental Health and Wellbeing</a> (2013).

Sarah Kamens and Peter Kinderman - Moving Mental Health Work Away From Diagnosis