United States

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ISPS-US Tenth Annual Meeting "Interpersonal Approaches to Treating Psychosis: The Living Legacy of Chestnut Lodge"

October 2-4, 2009

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ISPS Website: www.isps-us.org

Visit the site to read articles about the psychological treatment of psychosis, to access the ISPS-US newsletter, to find out about ISPS-US meetings and conferences and much more.


Article: I oppose “educating” patients that their brains are broken…

I oppose “educating” patients that their brains are broken, that schizophrenia is a brain disease, and that they must stay on costly and anesthetizing meds for the rest of their lives. These authoritarian unsubstantiated statements impede trust and diminish hope. Our whole diagnostic manual is built merely on personal impressions, not hard data.

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ISPS-US Membership

If you live in the US, you may become a member of ISPS through the ISPS-US local group. You will receive regular copies of the ISPS International and the ISPS-US newsletters, and we will keep you informed of meetings and conferences that may interest you. All ISPS members are entitled to reduced rates at ISPS conferences, regardless of whether you are a member through a local group or an individual member of ISPS.

 

Membership Dues (include subscription to ISPS Journal, Psychosis: Psychological, Social and Integrative Approaches)z

 

 

Visit www.isps-us.org/join.htm to find out more about becoming a member of ISPS-US and for online membership applications.

 

If you have any queries e-mail: info@isps-us.org

 

About ISPS-US

David Feinsilver, M.D. launched the United States branch of ISPS which first met on October 10, 1998 aiming to join "with other professionals and lay people to promote the humane, comprehensive, and in-depth treatment of psychotic illnesses." He noted that: "...having the dual responsibility of providing care for both the external reality-oriented functioning as well as internal, psychological realities can help therapists have a particularly integrative effect on the disintegrative tendencies of their patients." 

 

Our ISPS local group includes everyone in the mental health and related fields sharing an interest in the psychological treatment of the schizophrenias or other psychoses.

 

We promote the humane, comprehensive and in-depth treatment of psychotic illnesses. We reach across the boundaries of the mental health professions to integrate a psycho-bio-social approach. We oppose entities placing unfounded restrictions on insight-fostering therapies.