Crossing Cultures with the Power Threat Meaning Framework – Australia
Editor's Note: This post was originally published in March 2019. We are resharing some of our favourite posts over the next few weeks. You...
Crossing Cultures with the Power Threat Meaning Framework – New Zealand
Editor's Note: This post was originally published in February 2019. We are resharing some of our favourite posts over the next few weeks. You...
Crossing Cultures with the Power Threat Meaning Framework – Australia
The workshop was a very powerful experience as we were faced with the immense pain of the stories of indigenous Australians, compounded by psychiatric imperialism. We were also reminded once again that like the Māori and Pacific Islanders, First Nation Australians have an awareness of community, spirituality, identity and connection to the natural world that has been disastrously eroded in Westernised countries, with profound impacts on all aspects of our wellbeing.
The Power Threat Meaning Framework
An interview with Dr Lucy Johnstone about the new Power Threat Meaning Framework, an ambitious attempt to outline a conceptual alternative to psychiatric diagnosis.