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Professor of Critical Psychiatry at UCL; NHS consultant and founder of Critical Psychiatry Network.
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Information on Prof. Joanna Moncrieff
Professor Joanna Moncrieff is Professor of Critical and Social Psychiatry at University College London and a consultant psychiatrist at North East London NHS Foundation Trust, known for scholarship on the history, philosophy and politics of psychiatry and for critical evaluations of psychotropic-drug theory and practice.
Education & training: Qualified in medicine at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and completed psychiatric training in London before joining UCL as an academic and working as an NHS consultant in community and rehabilitation services.
Clinical interests: Community mental-health care, recovery-oriented practice and shared decision-making about medication, including deprescribing and withdrawal support when appropriate.
Research, teaching & leadership: Founder and co-chair of the Critical Psychiatry Network, widely published author and supervisor whose books and articles examine disease-centred versus drug-centred models of psychiatric medication and their clinical and social implications.
Service & systems: Advocates for transparent risk–benefit discussions and for integrating psychological and social interventions alongside or instead of medication, tailored to patient goals.
Selected publications & contributions: Author of 'The Myth of the Chemical Cure' and 'The Bitterest Pills', with ongoing debate-shaping papers and public engagement on psychopharmacology and mental-health policy.
