S05 E07 - Emotions as an Alternative to Diagnosis in Adolescents

Send us a textIn this episode we speak to Dr Lawrence Howells, Clinical Psychologist, about his work which focuses on a move away from diagnosing mental health disorders towards an emotion based approach to well-being. We discuss how understanding the developmental stage of adolescence is crucial in understanding how best to support adolescent well-being. We explore how this understanding does not fit with the medical model of diagnosis, which highlights difficulties and difference.&nbs...