Conventional psychiatry has emphasized the genetic roots of psychosis based on the claim that twin and other studies show that schizophrenia is 80% heritable, which means that 80% of the cause is genetic.
Childhood trauma is not necessarily a prophecy of doom, because some children are resilient or because later experiences help to restore mental healt… - Richard Bentall
Childhood trauma is not necessarily a prophecy of doom, because some children are resilient or because later experiences help to restore mental healt…
- Richard Bentall
Conventional psychiatry has emphasized the genetic roots of psychosis based on the claim that twin and other studies show that schizophrenia is 80% h… - Richard Bentall
Conventional psychiatry has emphasized the genetic roots of psychosis based on the claim that twin and other studies show that schizophrenia is 80% h…
There is also evidence from epidemiological studies that psychotic-like experiences are much more common than has hitherto been thought (with about 1… - Richard Bentall
There is also evidence from epidemiological studies that psychotic-like experiences are much more common than has hitherto been thought (with about 1…
My interest in the psychological roots of psychosis has both personal (my brother Andrew committed suicide) and professional origins (I was trained i… - Richard Bentall
My interest in the psychological roots of psychosis has both personal (my brother Andrew committed suicide) and professional origins (I was trained i…
At the individual level, if we can identify the psychological mechanisms linking adverse environments to psychosis (and there has been a lot of progr… - Richard Bentall
At the individual level, if we can identify the psychological mechanisms linking adverse environments to psychosis (and there has been a lot of progr…
The only way you can estimate environmental influences is by measuring them. - Richard Bentall
The only way you can estimate environmental influences is by measuring them.
If we are to believe the evidence from clinical trials there are many effective pharmacological and psychological treatments for mental illness. Epid… - Richard Bentall
If we are to believe the evidence from clinical trials there are many effective pharmacological and psychological treatments for mental illness. Epid…
Since the Second World War, rates of common mental illness (depression and anxiety) have been increasing in the industrialized nations, whereas rates… - Richard Bentall
Since the Second World War, rates of common mental illness (depression and anxiety) have been increasing in the industrialized nations, whereas rates…
There is almost no evidence that diagnoses such as 'schizophrenia' and 'bipolar disorder' correspond to discrete entities ('natural kinds' in the lan… - Richard Bentall
There is almost no evidence that diagnoses such as 'schizophrenia' and 'bipolar disorder' correspond to discrete entities ('natural kinds' in the lan…
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