Tag Archives: Helen Spandler

Contesting the psychiatric framing of ME/CFS

Posted on 08/22/2017 by wames

Article abstract: Contesting the psychiatric framing of ME/CFS, by Helen Spandler, Meg Allen in Social Theory & Health, v 15 pp 1–15 [Published Online: 16 August 2017] ME/CFS is a medically contested illness and its understanding, framing and treatment has been the subject of heated … Continue reading →

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Healing the rifts between mental health workers & ME/CFS psychiatric survivors

Posted on 12/01/2016 by wames

LSE Business Review blog post, by Helen Spandler, 21 November  2016: Healing the rifts between mental health workers and psychiatric survivors Many people who have used mental health services, especially if they have experienced compulsory treatment or detention, describe themselves as ‘psychiatric survivors.’ This … Continue reading →

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