What is it about?
I argue that psychosis can be better understood using a framework developed by E. Hersch. I draw on several humanistic-existential perspectives, and the self-reports of persons who have experienced psychosis, instead of dominant biomedical models.
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Why is it important?
I show that an existential-ontological framework provides a more in-depth understanding of psychosis than the dominant biomedical models of psychopathology. I also argue that psychosis exists on a spectrum with "normal" experience.
Perspectives
I was keen to describe a process conception of life and a more collaborative and less hierarchical notion of power in mental health services. Many persons with psychosis experience want to be empowered and not dependent on medication and mental health care services for the rest of their lives. I also favour a more humanistic-experiential (e.g., person-centered) approach.
Dr Ross Crisp
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This page is a summary of: An existential ontology for understanding the experience of psychosis., The Humanistic Psychologist, September 2018, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/hum0000096.
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