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Personal profile
Biography
James Davies is an Associate Professor of Medical Anthropology and Psychology, teaching in the schools of Life & Health Sciences and Psychology. He obtained his doctorate in social and medical anthropology from the University of Oxford and is also a qualified psychotherapist. He has practiced as a psychotherapist in various settings including the NHS.
He is co-founder of the Council for Evidence-based Psychiatry, and secretariat and founding member of the Beyond Pills All-Party Parliamentary Group.
He has also written four books:
Davies J (2021) Sedated: how modern capitalism created out mental health crisis. London: Atlantic Books
Davies, J. (2013) Cracked: why psychiatry is doing more harm than good. London: Icon Books.
Davies, J (2009) The Importance of Suffering: the value and meaning of emotional discontent. London: Routledge.
Davies, J (2009) The Making of Psychotherapists: an anthropological analysis. London: Routledge
Qualifications
BA. MSc. MA. D.Phil.
Research interests
Critical psychiatry, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, medical anthropology, social suffering, fieldwork methods, professional socialisation.
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Sedated: How Modern Capitalism Caused our Mental Health Crisis
Davies, J., 3 Jun 2021, Atlantic Books. 400 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Cracked: : why psychiatry is doing more harm than good
Davies, J., 2013, Icon Books. 312 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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A systematic review into the incidence, severity and duration of antidepressant withdrawal effects: Are guidelines evidence-based?
Davies, J. & Read, J., 1 Oct 2019, In: Addictive Behaviors. 97, p. 111-121Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How Voting and Consensus Created the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM III)
Davies, J., 21 Sept 2016, In: Anthropology and Medicine. 3, 1, p. 1-15 15 p., 1.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Shifting the Balance Towards Social Interventions: A Call for an Overhaul of the Mental Health System.
Davies, J., Guy, A. & Chiva Giurca, B., 14 May 2024, All Party Parliamentary Group (Beyond Pills). 34 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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The Telegraph - 23 Nov 2021 The inconvenient truth about antidepressants
Davies, J. (Advisor)
2021 → …Activity: Public engagement and outreach › Media Article or Participation
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Daily Mail - 15 Oct 2021 £500m... the shameful cost of pills patients should never have ...
Davies, J. (Advisor)
2021 → …Activity: Public engagement and outreach › Media Article or Participation
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Psychology Today - 10 Oct 2021 Tackling the Problem of Antidepressant Withdrawal
Davies, J. (Advisor)
2021 → …Activity: Public engagement and outreach › Media Article or Participation
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The Telegraph - 21 Dec 2021 This is what nobody tells you before you come off ...
Davies, J. (Advisor)
2021 → …Activity: Public engagement and outreach › Media Article or Participation
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The Politics of Distress: A Discussion With Dr. James Davies on His New Book, “Sedated”
Davies, J. (Interviewee)
26 Jun 2021Activity: Public engagement and outreach › Media Article or Participation