Power Threat Meaning Framework - Lucy Johnstone - October 23, 2018 - CPH

Lucy Johnstone is a clinical psychologist in the U.K. Lucy’s backgrounds spans from mental health settings to academia. Speaking here at Copenhagen University, Lucy introduces us the the recently published , approx. 400 page, “Power Threat Meaning Framework” which she co-authored. The ambition of this work is nothing less than offering an alternative to psychiatric diagnostics and the biomedical, psychopathological way of perceiving mental suffering. Johnstone is also the author of several articles, chapters and books, the most recent of which is the book, “A Straight Talking Introduction to Psychiatric Diagnosis.” Lucy’s CPH visit to Denamrk was arranged by the Forum for Existential Psychology and Therapy. bps.org.dk eksistentielpsykologi.dk