Prof Joanna Moncrieff
Professor of Critical and Social Psychiatry
Epidemiology & Applied Clinical Research
Division of Psychiatry
- Joined UCL
- 15th Oct 2001
Research summary
My research consists of an analysis of all aspects of psychiatric drug treatment, including subjective experiences, history of drug treatment, a critique of evidence for drug treatments, theoretical perspectives on psychiatric drug treatment, and political aspects of drug treatment, including work on the influence of the pharmaceutical industry. I am also interested in the nature and function of diagnosis in modern psychiatric practice, and in the history, politics and philosophy of psychiatry more generally. I have written two books: The Myth of the Chemical Cure, published by Palgrave Macmillan http://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?PID=283272 and A Straight Talking Introduction to Psychiatric Drugs, published by PCCs books http://www.pccs-books.co.uk/product.php?xProd=463&xSec=1&jssCart=951d6cfb50d466e4f830c58cadfd75d6
Teaching summary
I am the course organiser for the UCL MRCPsych course (Royal College of Psychiatrists examinations course).
Education
- To be updated
- Doctorate, Doctor of Medicine | 2004