Bella Jackson's book emphasizes the systemic flaws in NHS psychiatry, shedding light on patients' struggles to receive appropriate care. The reliance on a disease-centered model in biomedical psychiatry neglects the past adversities faced by patients. Personal experiences reveal the long-term impacts of unaddressed trauma and damaging interventions within the psychiatric system. Despite some professionals believing in the competence and compassion of mental health staff, Jackson's observations suggest a significant gap in patient support that needs addressing for better mental health outcomes.
Despite the best intentions, many patients are failing to get the help they need in a fundamentally flawed psychiatric system.
There is a continued reliance on the disease-centred model of biomedical psychiatry without sufficient attention paid to the circumstances and adversities suffered by patients.
My own early trauma was unaddressed for more than 20 years, while I was subjected to increasingly damaging interventions, including electroconvulsive therapy.
I entirely agree that Jackson's views are at odds with my experience of kindness, compassion, and care from mental health staff.
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