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January 19, 2016 –
1. Medication
2. Talk
In his new book, The Future of Mental Health, Dr. Eric Maisel illustrates the insufficiency of this paradigm and why our labeling system, our language, and our sense of personal responsibility has to change if we want healthier children and a less medicated society.
In this important, timely episode, Dr. Maisel joins us again to continue a conversation we started back in November. We delve deeper into the role of a “Human Experience Specialist” and the hopeful vision for our mental health practitioners of the future.
To learn more visit thefutureofmentalhealth.com.
Dr. Eric Maisel is the author of more than 40 books. His interests include creativity, the creative life, and the field of creativity coaching, which he founded; and the areas of meaning, life purpose, mental health, and mental health reform.
Dr. Maisel’s recent books include The Future of Mental Health: Deconstructing the Mental Disorder Paradigm (Transaction Publishers, 2015), Life Purpose Boot Camp (New World Library, 2014), Settled (Motivational Press, 2014), Secrets of a Creativity Coach (Motivational Press, 2014), Why Smart People Hurt (Conari Press, 2013), Making Your Creative Mark (New World Library, 2013), Rethinking Depression (New World Library, 2012), Mastering Creative Anxiety (New World Library, 2011), and (with his wife Ann Maisel) Brainstorm: Harnessing the Power of Productive Obsessions (New World Library, 2010).
His books for creative and performing artists include Fearless Creating, Coaching the Artist Within, Secrets of a Creativity Coach, The Creativity Book, Affirmations for Artists, Performance Anxiety, Write Mind, Deep Writing, A Writer’s Space, A Writer’s Paris, A Writer’s San Francisco, and Creativity for Life.
His books on life purpose, meaning, mental health, and mental health reform include The Future of Mental Health, Life Purpose Boot Camp, Why Smart People Hurt, Brainstorm, Rethinking Depression, and The Van Gogh Blues.
Visit here for a complete description of Dr. Maisel’s books, including readers’ and reviewers’ comments and purchase information.
Eric’s blog https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/rethinking-mental-health
Eric’s Website http://ericmaisel.com/
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