John Read, PhD
Dr John Read is Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of East London. He has published over 180 research papers, primarily on the relationship between adverse life events and psychosis. He also researches the negative effects of bio-genetic causal explanations on prejudice, the experiences of recipients of anti-psychotic and anti-depressant medication, electroconvulsive therapy, and the role of the pharmaceutical industry. John is Chair of the International Institute for Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal [https://iipdw.org], and on the Board of the Hearing Voices Network, England [http://www.hearing-voices.org]. He was the BPS representative on the expert advisory panel for the 2019 Public Health England’s ‘Report of the review of the evidence for dependence on, and withdrawal from, prescribed medicines’. https://www.gov.uk/…/prescribed-med…… Professor Read’s monthly blog series on Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/…/p…… He has been the Editor of the scientific journal ‘Psychosis’ for 11 years and is the editor/author of several books, including: Read J, Dillon J (eds) (2013) ‘Models of Madness’, Routledge. Read J, Sanders P (2010). ‘A Straight Talking Introduction to the Causes of Mental Health Problems’, PCCS Books. This clip is an excerpt from the following full interview: https://youtu.be/bNv59S-gc4U For more information, including links to the scientific evidence base for the statements in this video, as well as further resources: http://medicatingnormal.com/
3. Psychiatry’s lack of science masked by pharmaceuticals
